Bordelon (DDR 881) - Naval Cruise Book

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TUNIS i is, the capital ii . is situated three miles From l l Carthage, great t i t oi antiquity. Tunis replaci Carthage aftei the Puni( Wars. Located on the Lake ol Tunis, iliis i i t v is connected to the sea l .1 channel. A fine, modem French section contrasts the lil medieval town. A little less than hall the population are Moslems. The main items l trade are wheat, barley, oats, olive oil and fruit. Mimirrt of the Grand Mosque I, a Koubba ln Belvettere.

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T:i i call in Bizerte. BIZERTE izerte is an important French naval station 60 miles northwest of Tunis. The old Aral) harbor is now in disuse, but the modern fortified city lias a magnificent harbor built by the French. A 787-foot wide (anal. 2,600 feet in length, goes from the center of the outer port to a large commercial port on historic Lake Bi erte. First, a Tyrian colonv called Diarrhytus. it was later a Roman colony. The Arabs took over in the 7th C.entmx and it has had a turbulent history down through the centuries.

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ALGIERS A lgeria has belonged to France since 1830. Algiers, the capital city, possesses a fine seaport. Founded in 91 1. it was one of the most important cities of the Moors in the days of their great African empire. On a hill over- joking the bay of Algiers, the city preserves its Orienta appearance in the old sectors. It has a climate described as very healthful for invalids. Main items of trade are: flour, esparto, wine, olive oil and fruit. Ghardaia — :in Arab cameleer ll ;iin Hit. station »t in .in I t I B mi ' J i ( wt id i t; r ' k i a Jl w 1 -«. War memorlnl monument, Cltj of Oon«tnntlne. iiHiiM-i-iu-iiiu ' of Sldt-Rnctaedi