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 probably occupying the site of the old Phœnician settlement, and Tenes, properly so called, standing half a mile farther down at the mouth of the Wed Allula. Ite port, lying to the north-east, forms an artificial basin 60 acres in extent, well sheltered, but inaccessible in rough weather.

The inhabitants of the Dahra uplands are mostly of Berber origin, and some of the tribes, such us the Zeriffas and Ashashas, who live near the coast to the south-west of Tenes, till recently spoke a dialect akin to that of the Kabyles, But elsewhere the speech and customs of the Arabs have long prevailed, and most of