طرق القوافل التجارية العابرة إن صالح خلال القرن التاسع عشر من خلال كتابات الرحالة و المستكشفين

Abstract EN

In Salah, the capital of Tidikelt occupied a prestigious commercial status during the nineteenth century, making it a destination for various merchants and visitors coming from different countries, and a crossing point and meeting place of commercial convoys and the convoys of pilgrimage destined towards different African and Arab trends.

One of the most important transit routes to In salah we find Ghadames with a course duration of, approximately (22) days, it is a desert road with many rivers and valleys, with many branches.

This road opened new horizons for trade towards the markets of the Maghreb and Gulf countries on the one hand and the markets of Hoggar and Sudan on the other.

Goods Carried by the commercial caravans, slaves, gold, household utensils, fabrics, and others, in addition to the Algeria Timbukt road, passing by Blida, Bogar, Laghouat, Ghardaia, Menna, In Saleh, Akebli, and up to Timbukt and, it was walked by the officer "Bala"Note that the road from Algiers to in Saleh takes (23) days and from the latter towards Timbukt takes between (20) to (30) days, this route is one of the best routes leading to the country of Sudan, hence, it has many natural and commercial advantages such as, the strategic geographical location in the heart of the Algerian desert, since the region mediates most of the African and Arab metropolises, also, it was characterized by security stability and has nothing to fear from enemies, despite the occasional exposure to Touareg and Shaban attacks, in addition, it is far from French control.