Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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t i i M if P' l 3 A f tl A 4 it si Q ,tl fm - i l'NIS, the fzipitzil city, is sitnzitetl three miles lioin old Czlrthage, great City ol' zintiqnity. Tunis replzicecl Czirthzige :titer the Punic XVzn's. Loczitecl on the Luke of Tunis, this City is Connected to the sea hx' ll channel. A fine, inoclern French section contrasts the old niedievzil town. A little less than hall the population are Nloslenis. The niziin iteins of trade are whezit, hzirlev, oats, olive oil and fruit. Dlinzlret of the Grand Mosque. 'W 'rm X ' W- 1, , , '51-f Q. 'if 2 .. .f v i f- . . A 'car ,.... ,tg ,T A253 . V Forteresse Andalouse near Tunis. -if 1 X xi!! Y' xl! X -1--- p l,:l IXUIIIDIHI du Hvlvm-114-rv. if Arab children at drinking fountain. 3 f l 1 i l l L EW!

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Casbah shadows in Bizerte. f'1llll0l 1-oxswnin and onlin-ls. I ,, - gxw-'Ts-i hw: .rif? , 7772 54'- '-'.9239 ' 'fel' -1 1 - - ,,v ' -3.-. . -1','av'1.' ,. 7'9'w-.?'- si:-if 'LJ-' , I ' , 011. vi. 5,455 ' t g, '. L ' i. .Kin Q.. I 1.l-- . V - ' ' X 5 3,4 ke. rl .Quan N w 'CS .- . - -. A- . I. 'YZP fr.. 4: , . 2 IMI , ,. A' ' gf: . ,f 4 J. T. ' -N - 'Z' .1 -+2 ,' 5 . A Taxi cub in Bizerte. ' fi lil Ti' lil , 1 3 if 'l ' , 5, fl, ,1 A, Ei, ,A ' ge, V IZIZRTIZ is an important Freneh naval station 60 miles northwest of Tunis. The old Arab harbor is now in clisuse, but the nioclern fortified eity has a inagniheent harbor built by the French. A 787-loot wide eanal, 2,600 feet in length, goes from the eenter of the outer port to 21 large Coinrnerctial port on historie Lake Bizerte. First, a Tyrian Colony called Diarrhytus, it was later a Roman colony. The Arabs took oyer in the Tth Century and it has had a turbulent history down through the centuries. .A-.,j,3f'5f Q , rift .35 351, f' 'A 4 3-hwzgv-sts ,i,, ' QE af -- ,

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.X 2 5 , -1 '51 5 . ,. fc., s x , ' i flags 1:4 AX X .J tiff, Gl1:xrdaia -nn A rub vumelecr. Wm' memorial monument, City of Constantine. J LGERIA has belonged to France since l830. Algiers ' s the capital city, possesses a hne seaport. Founded in 944, it was one of the most' important cities of the Moors in the days of their great African empire. On a hill over- looking the bay of Algiers, the city preserves its Oriental appearance in the old sectors. It has a climate described as very healthful for invalids. Main items of trade areg Hour, esparto, wine, olive oil and fruit. Dlflill R.R. station at 01-an. vlfldlwl-lPl'lfll-:'0 of Sitli-Rnvllod.