Koléa ( ar, القليعة) is a city in
Tipaza Province
Tipaza or Tipasa ( ar, ولاية تيبازة, ''Tibaza'', older ''Tefessedt'') is a province (''wilaya'') on the coast of Algeria, Its capital is Tipaza, 50 km west of the capital of Algeria.
History
The province was created from Blida Pr ...
, northern
Algeria
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, located approximately southwest of
Algiers. Its population in 2010 was 46,685.
History
Kolea was founded in 1550 by
Hayreddin Barbarossa
Hayreddin Barbarossa ( ar, خير الدين بربروس, Khayr al-Din Barbarus, original name: Khiḍr; tr, Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa), also known as Hızır Hayrettin Pasha, and simply Hızır Reis (c. 1466/1478 – 4 July 1546), was an O ...
.
In 1838,
Lamoricère moved there with his regiment of
Zouaves
The Zouaves were a class of light infantry regiments of the French Army serving between 1830 and 1962 and linked to French North Africa; as well as some units of other countries modelled upon them. The zouaves were among the most decorated unit ...
and built four forts: at
Fouka,
Tombourouf,
Ben Azzouz, and
Mokta-Khera.
References
External links
Tageo.com entry
Communes of Tipaza Province
Tipaza Province
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