El Kala (Arabic: القالة, Latin Thinisa in Numidia) is a seaport of Algeria, in El Tarf Province, 56 miles (90 km) by rail east of Annaba and 10 miles (16 km) west of the Tunisian frontier. It is the centre of the Algerian and Tunisian coral fisheries and has an extensive industry in the curing of sardines. The harbor is small and exposed to the northeast and west winds.
The old fishing harbor at El Kala facing the decommissioned Saint Cyprien Church
El Kala attracts tourists from within and outside the country, especially during the summer. It is home to an exceptional ecosystem and was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1990.[1]
Ruins of Bastion de France. A popularly frequented beach adjacent to the ruins of the bastion is named "La Vielle Calle."
Thinisa in Numidia was an ancient city in the Roman province of Numidia. It was important enough to become a bishopric. The old fortified town was built on a rocky peninsula about 400 metres long, connected with the mainland by a sand bank.
French and Italian coral fishing companies were interested in the area from as early as 1553. A trade bastion[clarification needed] called "Bastion de France" by its Corsican founders was established during that period principally for the exploitation of red coral and also to facilitate trade between southern France and that part of northern Algeria. The bastion was shut down and returned to the rule of the Bey of Constantine in 1816.
After the occupation of La Calle by the French in 1836, a new town was built up along the coast.
Titular see of Thinisa in Numidiaedit
In 1933, the Ancient diocese of Thinisa in Numidia was nominally restored as a Catholic titular see of the lowest (episcopal) rank.
The old fishing harbor of El Kala by night. A trade-oriented harbor is under construction in the western side of town.
kala, arabic, القالة, latin, thinisa, numidia, seaport, algeria, tarf, province, miles, rail, east, annaba, miles, west, tunisian, frontier, centre, algerian, tunisian, coral, fisheries, extensive, industry, curing, sardines, harbor, small, exposed, northeast,. El Kala Arabic القالة Latin Thinisa in Numidia is a seaport of Algeria in El Tarf Province 56 miles 90 km by rail east of Annaba and 10 miles 16 km west of the Tunisian frontier It is the centre of the Algerian and Tunisian coral fisheries and has an extensive industry in the curing of sardines The harbor is small and exposed to the northeast and west winds El Kala القالةTownThe old fishing harbor at El Kala facing the decommissioned Saint Cyprien Church El Kala attracts tourists from within and outside the country especially during the summer It is home to an exceptional ecosystem and was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1990 1 Contents 1 History 2 Titular see of Thinisa in Numidia 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Ruins of Bastion de France A popularly frequented beach adjacent to the ruins of the bastion is named La Vielle Calle Thinisa in Numidia was an ancient city in the Roman province of Numidia It was important enough to become a bishopric The old fortified town was built on a rocky peninsula about 400 metres long connected with the mainland by a sand bank French and Italian coral fishing companies were interested in the area from as early as 1553 A trade bastion clarification needed called Bastion de France by its Corsican founders was established during that period principally for the exploitation of red coral and also to facilitate trade between southern France and that part of northern Algeria The bastion was shut down and returned to the rule of the Bey of Constantine in 1816 After the occupation of La Calle by the French in 1836 a new town was built up along the coast Titular see of Thinisa in Numidia editIn 1933 the Ancient diocese of Thinisa in Numidia was nominally restored as a Catholic titular see of the lowest episcopal rank nbsp The old fishing harbor of El Kala by night A trade oriented harbor is under construction in the western side of town 36 54 N 8 27 E 36 900 N 8 450 E 36 900 8 450It has had the following incumbents Francesco Venanzio Filippini Friars Minor O F M 1933 05 23 1973 03 31 Mario Revollo Bravo 1973 11 13 1978 02 28 later Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan 1979 06 05 1984 10 28 later Cardinal Mario Picchi Salesians S D B 1989 06 19 1997 03 29 Vincenzo Pelvi 1999 12 11 2006 10 14 later Archbishop of Foggia Bovino Laurent Chu Văn Minh Auxiliary Bishop of Hanoi Vietnam 2008 10 15 Present See also editEuropean enclaves in North Africa before 1830References edit nbsp Algeria portal El Kala United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization Archived from the original on 2015 02 14 Sources edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 La Calle Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 16 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 36 External links editEl Kala GigaCatholic with titular incumbent biographical links nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to El Kala Portal nbsp Engineering nbsp This article about a location in El Taref Province is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title El Kala amp oldid 1160565506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
