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Béjaïa

Also known as Bougie, Bejaia, Bugia

Béjaïa, formerly known in Europe as Bougie, is a port city on the Mediterranean coast of north-eastern Algeria, in Kabylia. The Hammadid emir al-Nasir ibn Alnas made it his capital in the 1060s, and under the Hammadids and Hafsids it was a centre of trade and learning where the mathematician Fibonacci studied. Spain held it from 1510 to 1555, when it passed to the Ottoman Regency of Algiers.

Béjaïa
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Mentioned in 2 profiles

Hafsid SultanateFoundation, Governance, DeclineRegency of AlgiersFoundation, Military

Mentioned in 9 state histories

Hammadid emirateBanu Ghaniya MajorcaBanu Ghaniya of IfriqiyaHafsid SultanateHafsid emirate of BejaiaSpanish TripoliKingdom of Ait AbbasSpanish BougieKingdom of Kuku

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Béjaïa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bejaia
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