Maghnia

Province

( Lalla ) Maghnia (Arabic مغنية ), formerly ( Lalla ) Marnia, is a North - Western Algerian city of Tlemcen in the wilaya near the Moroccan border.

The city is best known by the Treaty of Lalla Marnia ( Traité de Lalla - Marnia of 18 March 1845) between Sultan Moulay Abd ar -Rahman from Morocco and Général Comte De la Rue ( 1795-1872 ) for France, in which the boundaries have been established between Algeria and Morocco.

History

There are archaeological remains of a prehistoric settlement of the area, and later settled there Phoenicians, then the Romans. 1836 discovered the neuankommenen French forces burned down remains of guard of the Roman Empire. The inscriptions after these items were from a number Syrorum; Syrian archers occupied. Maghnia was therefore probably the most western outpost of the province of Mauretania Caesariensis.

The place that later served due to its geographical location between the cities of Fez and Tlemcen, on the watershed of Wadi Tafna as a marketplace regional nomads, received by Arabs for a buried around saints then the name Maghnia. The mausoleum where his body is buried, is one of the main attractions of the city today.

1844 French troops built a redoubt there, grew up around it a modern city.

Economy

The economy of the area is characterized mainly by arable economy, grain and wool production. Due to the increasing population and decreasing rainfall in the area is taking the problem of water supply in the region around Maghnia. Maghnia has good road and rail connections to other Algerian cities. The border crossing to 25 km distant city of Oujda in Morocco is one of the most important of the country.

Tourism and Attractions

Among the main attractions Maghias include the Mausoleum probably created in the 18th century the holy namesake of the city. A popular destination is the approximately ten kilometers northeast preferred mineral springs of Hammam Boughrara.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Ahmed Ben Bella (1918-2012), first president of independent Algeria
• Mehdi Charef (* 1952), writer, film director and playwright
• Sid Ahmed Ghozali ( born 1937 ), former Algerian politician