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Tlemcen was a vacation spot and retreat for French settlers in Algeria, who found it far more temperate than Oran or Algiers. The city adapted and became more cosmopolitan, with a unique outlook on art and culture, and its architecture and urban life evolved to accommodate this new sense.
Its flag was a white crescent pointing upwards on a blue field. The kingdom covered the less fertile regions of the Tell Atlas . Its people included a minority of settled farmers and villagers, and a majority of nomadic herders.
Tlemcen was the capital of the ʿAbd al-Wādid kingdom of Tilimsan from the 13th to the 15th century. It became a religious and cultural centre of Islam as well as a focal point of trading routes along coastal northern Africa.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A flag of Tlemcen, a blue crescent pointing upwards on an white field, is shown by Znamierowski , who does not give precise sources for the flag. He mentions, however, that the first flags with the crescent appeared in portolans and navigation maps of 14th century.
Aug 8, 2023 · This was the first flag of the Kingdom of Tlemcen, a kingdom that controlled modern-day northern Algeria. This flag was brought back in the late 1400s. It is the first of many Algerian...
Dec 17, 2023 · Tlemcen; SVG historical flags of dynasties that ruled Algeria before the Ottoman
The Tlemcen Kingdom was historically centered on the city of Tlemcen, in present day Algeria. It was established after the dissolution of the Almohad Caliphate, and was governed by the Zayyanids, a confederation of Amazigh tribes. Favored by its proximity to the port of Oran, the civilization became an important trading route which helped it ...
