"The Casbah of Algiers" is a photography book by the Algerian photographer Ali Marok, presented by the artist Mohamed Temmam. Published by the Algerian Ministry of Information and Culture, Algiers, published in 1976.

The Casbah of Algiers, commonly called the Casbah (in Arabic: القصبة "the citadel") corresponds to the old town or medina of Algiers, capital of Algeria, of which it forms a historic district listed as a world heritage site. humanity of UNESCO since 1992. Administratively, it is located in the commune of Casbah, within the wilaya of Algiers.

Populated since the Neolithic period like various sites in the Algerian Sahel, the first mentions of the city date back to Antiquity, where it was first a Punic port, then Berber and finally Roman. The current urban framework was designed in the 10th century by the Berbers under the Zirid dynasty, it was then enriched by the contributions of other Berber dynasties which successively dominated the central Maghreb. The Casbah reached its peak during the period of the regency of Algiers, of which it was the seat of political power. Colonized by the French in 1830, it was gradually marginalized as the centers of power were moved to the new city. It played a central role during the Algerian War, serving as a stronghold for the FLN separatists. When the country gained independence in 1962, it did not regain its central role and once again became a marginalized space in the city.

An example of Islamic architecture and urban planning of Arab-Berber medinas, it is also a symbol of Algerian culture, an object of artistic inspiration and the seat of ancestral artisanal know-how.

Ali Marok gives us his vision of these unique buildings but also of the people of the Casbah, popular, warm, resistant and creative who knew how to adapt to all the upheavals that Algeria experienced and who gave it despite its specificity , its identity, its incomparable flavor for more than 1000 years.

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