تجارة الصوف بالجزائر خلال الفترة العثمانية

Abstract EN

Livestock farming is one of the most important wealth of the rural population.

It spreads across most regions of the country to varying degrees.

Breeders resort to trading in it directly by selling it in the livestock markets or shearing its wool and selling it in the daily, weekly or annual internal markets, which are considered as a good fortune for their owners, On the one hand, due to its large acquisition by the population and to meet their textile needs.

On the other hand, the wool has become among the basic materials exported to neighboring countries, Arab and African countries through the route of commercial convoys or through harbors towards the European countries primarily, which contributed to the exchanging via import and export operations carried out by the state or through deals done by high-ranking official.