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 found at Mansura, 2 miles to the south-west, including a graceful minaret over 130 feet high, half of which, built, according to the local legend, by Christian hands, has become detached longitudinally, leaving the portion erected by the faithful intact.

The European settlement of Remchi, conveniently situated below the confluence of the Isser and Tafna, forms the chief station between Tlemcen and its natural outport, Beni-Saf, which, notwithstanding a badly protected harbour, does an active

export trade, especially in the excellent iron ores worked by over one thousand miners in the neighbouring metalliferous district. Over a mile from the mouth of the Tafna lies the island of Rashgun, the Arshgul of the Arabs, which affords a shelter to the approaches of the river. Near the lighthouse at the north end of the island are the ruins of an Arab town, and other remains are strewn over the whole seaboard. North-east of Beni-Saf stand the vestiges of the Roman port of