Ténès

Ténès is a Mediterranean port on the coast of central Algeria, backed by the hills of the Dahra. In the ninth century Andalusian merchants settled here and helped revive maritime trade. The port later linked al-Andalus with routes leading inland toward Tahert. Old Ténès preserves the mosque of Sidi Bou Maiza, a reminder of the town’s early Islamic past and its place among the ports of the central Maghreb.