Relay-stations

The Relay-stations between Thabraca and Rusazus.

 

 

Until now we have treated seven important Phoenician/Punic settlements along the coast of mainly Algeria. They are not always separated from each-other by the assumed amount of kilometres for Phoenician ships for one-day sailing = c.50 km. It is true, when they were sailing night and day, they could cover c.100 km, but that was not always the case. There must have been relay-stations in between.

Capital letters: the nowadays names.

 

TABARKA Thabraca

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| c.35 km

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VIEUX EL KALA                                       Relay

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| c.55 km

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ANNABA Hippo Regius

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| c.45 km

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CHETAIBI                                                   Relay

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| c.55 km

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SKIKDA Rusicade

| c.5 km

STORA

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| c.40 km

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COLLO Chullu

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| c.40 km

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Oued ZHOUR

| c.15 km                                                        Relay

Oued el KEBIR Ampsaga

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| c.30 km

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JIJEL Igiligili

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| c.40 km

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ZIAMA/MANSOURIA Choba                    Relay

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| c.20 km

AOKAS                                                        Relay?

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| c.20 km

BEJAIA Saldae

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| c.35 km

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Oued DAAS                                                 Relay

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| c.35 km

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AZEFFOUN Rusazus

 

 

There could have been 5 or 6 relay-stations between the 7 mayor settlements. Only from ZIAMA (Choba) and the Oued el KEBIR (Ampsaga) are the names for the relay-stations from antiquity known. In the relay-stations hardly any Phoenician or Punic relict has been found. Maybe they sailed indeed regularly day and night.