Fort Tamentfoust

Collection title

Museoscope

ID

EPT00218

Source

EPTV (DZ)

First broadcast date

02/25/2006

Production year

2006

Abstract

‘Museoscope’ is a program that deals with various cultural subjects: culture, archeology history and museum. The history of ancient Algeria is thus explored and highlighted through the objects that are kept in museums. This issue offers a visit at the fort of the city of Tamentfoust , formerly La Pérouse, an ancient city whose origins date back to the Phoenicians then the Romans. Classified Historical Monument in 1952, the Ottoman fort was built with ashlar and has an original octagonal shape unlike the other Ottoman military buildings.. The fort houses a museum displaying objects from different periods. Interview with Nahila Guerab, archaeologist, working at the fort.

Type

video

Production companies

• EPTV - Own production

Broadcaster

EPTV - Canal Algérie

Audiovisual form

Magazine

Personalities

• Guerab Nahila

Primary theme

Ottoman Empire

Credits / Cast

• Boulemaali Radia - Speaker

Period of events

• From 1500 to 1800

Map locations

• Algeria - Centre - Algiers

Original language

French

Media running time

27m56

Additional information