Like the rest of North Africa, the site of modern-day Arzew was originally inhabited by the Berbers. Arzew's original Berber population came mainly from the nearby town of Bethioua, families from nearby Mostaganem, Kabyles that were deported there.
It was named Arsenaria, or Portus Magnus (Great Harbour) under the Roman Empire (the latter name is the one that can be seen in its former coat of arms). It has several Roman remains, mosaics, and artworks, which were removed to the museum of nearby Oran. During Roman times, Arzew's exports used to be grain and salt. The Vandals destroyed Portus Magnus in 429/430.
Since the Muslim conquests, it regained some importance, as it was noted by the geographer El Bekri, during his description of North Africa (1068) where he described the Roman ruins as Arzao, an abandoned Roman port. The Almohads refounded the port in 1162. Under the Ziyanids, the port, located near the Ziyanid Tlemcen was renamed to Marsa Ben Zian (i.e. the port of the Zian tribe).
French Algeria
On 10 July 1833, the French forces coming from Oran went further east and occupied the locality, which was then simply called Marsa (i.e. port). After years of war (ended by the Treaty of Desmichels) Arzew became a legal possession of France, with its name transliterated in Arabic as Arziou (Arziw) and in French as Arzowe.
King Louis-Philippe ordered the creation of the settlement of Arzew Le Port on 12 August 1845, which encouraged people from Europe to settle the area. It became a fully functional commune on 31 December 1856. It was an important war site during World War II (see Operation Torch).
During the Algerian War the city hosted one of the two SDECE French intelligence service CIPCGs ("counter-guerrilla and pacification instruction centre").[1]
Algerian republic
After the independence of Algeria in 1962, Arzew became an important port and industrial area, home to a refinery exporting LNG (liquified natural gas), as well as a fleet of small fishingboats to work the local waters.
^Frédéric Guelton: The French Army 'Centre for Training and Preparation in Counter-Guerrilla Warfare' (CIPCG) at Arzew, Journal of Strategic Studies, vol. 22:2 (2002), pp.35-55.
"Algérie - Arzew". GeneaWiki (in French). 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
"البوابة". arzew.forumalgerie.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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arzew, arsenaria, redirects, here, genus, moths, arsenaria, moth, arzeu, arabic, أرزيو, berber, erziouw, port, city, algeria, miles, from, oran, capital, district, oran, province, أرزيوmunicipalityview, with, municipality, signcoat, armslocation, within, oran,. Arsenaria redirects here For the genus of moths see Arsenaria moth Arzew or Arzeu Arabic أرزيو Berber Erziouw is a port city in Algeria 25 miles 40 km from Oran It is the capital of Arzew District Oran Province Arzew أرزيوMunicipalityArzewView of Arzew with municipality signCoat of armsLocation of Arzew within Oran ProvinceArzewLocation of Arzew within AlgeriaCoordinates 35 51 N 0 19 W 35 850 N 0 317 W 35 850 0 317Country AlgeriaProvinceOranDistrictArzew seat Government PMA Seats15Area Total64 km2 25 sq mi Elevation72 m 236 ft Population 2006 Total91 400 Density1 400 km2 3 700 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 CET Postal code31200ONS code3106U S Rangers train on the terrain of the 8 November 1942 assault at ArzewArzew inhabitants meet U S troops during Operation Torch November 1942 Contents 1 History 1 1 Antiquity 1 2 French Algeria 1 3 Algerian republic 2 Demography 3 Culture 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditAntiquity Edit Main article Portus Magnus Algeria Like the rest of North Africa the site of modern day Arzew was originally inhabited by the Berbers Arzew s original Berber population came mainly from the nearby town of Bethioua families from nearby Mostaganem Kabyles that were deported there It was named Arsenaria or Portus Magnus Great Harbour under the Roman Empire the latter name is the one that can be seen in its former coat of arms It has several Roman remains mosaics and artworks which were removed to the museum of nearby Oran During Roman times Arzew s exports used to be grain and salt The Vandals destroyed Portus Magnus in 429 430 Since the Muslim conquests it regained some importance as it was noted by the geographer El Bekri during his description of North Africa 1068 where he described the Roman ruins as Arzao an abandoned Roman port The Almohads refounded the port in 1162 Under the Ziyanids the port located near the Ziyanid Tlemcen was renamed to Marsa Ben Zian i e the port of the Zian tribe French Algeria Edit On 10 July 1833 the French forces coming from Oran went further east and occupied the locality which was then simply called Marsa i e port After years of war ended by the Treaty of Desmichels Arzew became a legal possession of France with its name transliterated in Arabic as Arziou Arziw and in French as Arzowe King Louis Philippe ordered the creation of the settlement of Arzew Le Port on 12 August 1845 which encouraged people from Europe to settle the area It became a fully functional commune on 31 December 1856 It was an important war site during World War II see Operation Torch During the Algerian War the city hosted one of the two SDECE French intelligence service CIPCGs counter guerrilla and pacification instruction centre 1 Algerian republic Edit After the independence of Algeria in 1962 Arzew became an important port and industrial area home to a refinery exporting LNG liquified natural gas as well as a fleet of small fishing boats to work the local waters Demography EditHistorical populationYearPop 19015 600 195410 500 87 5 196611 500 9 5 198735 800 211 3 199856 200 57 0 Source Populstat 2 Culture EditDuring the French colonial era the settlers introduced a Roman Catholic celebration on August 15 Assumption of Mary day known as the Procession of the Virgin la Procession de la Vierge 3 Notes Edit Frederic Guelton The French Army Centre for Training and Preparation in Counter Guerrilla Warfare CIPCG at Arzew Journal of Strategic Studies vol 22 2 2002 pp 35 55 populstat info Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine Les Actualites Francaises 1950 08 31 PROCESSION DE LA VIERGE DANS LES RUES ET DANS LA RADE D ARZEW INA Retrieved 2010 01 03 References Edit Algeria portalWood James ed 1907 Arzew The Nuttall Encyclopaedia London and New York Frederick Warne Algerie Arzew GeneaWiki in French 26 April 2015 Retrieved 26 April 2015 البوابة arzew forumalgerie net in Arabic Retrieved 26 April 2015 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arzew 111th Observation Squadron World War II Narrative History Part VI The Battle Of Arzew John C L Scribner French manoeuvre in Arzew March 1958 rush without audio Map of 1932 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arzew amp oldid 1153453640, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
