Rachgoun

Rachgoun تلمسان
City
the beach at Rachgoun
Rachgoun Location within Algeria
Coordinates:35.323958°N 1.479767°W/35.323958; -1.479767
Country	Algeria
Province	Aïn Témouchent
District	Beni Saf
Population (1998)
• Total	1,450
Climate	Csa

Rachgounis a town in northwesternAlgeria,in the district ofBéni-Saf.

It is a small coastal village at the mouth of the Tafna wadi, 7 km west of the commune capital and facing its eponymous island -Rachgoun Island- located 2 km offshore.

The village is organised around two sandy beaches, Rachgoun beach crossed by the stream which flows into it, and, further east, Madrid beach, a small beach in a cove, from which it is separated by a rocky promontory.

History

Topographical map of the region

The site of an oldPunictrading post,it has been the subject of extensive excavations, on whichSerge Lancelin particular worked. It is located not far fromSiga,theNumidiancapital ofSyphax.In the Zianides era, Rachgun was aport.In 1836, theFrenchset up agarrisonon the island as well as a military establishment on the right bank of the mouth of the Tafna, southwest of the tip of the Tour Carrée.

Bibliography

• Achour Cheurfi,Dictionnaire des localités algériennes,Algiers, Casbah Editions, 2011