بجاية المدينة و الميناء و دورهما في التجارة المتوسطية خلال العصر الوسيط

Abstract EN

Bejaia has been considered as one of the most famous ports of the Mediterranean Sea and particularly in the Central Maghreb.

In the maritime history, Bejaia proved to be a strategic place for the Mediterranean western area and its harbour was secure as well as related to all the neighbouring regions.

The port is located on an open bay surrounded by mountains where ships can safely and easily anchor, while caravans keep on flowing from all regions.

This location has enabled Bejaia to become an excellent trade point and storage for goods coming from all territories.

Its traders have done business with: West African, and Saharian and European merchants.

Bejaia welcomed trade ships from Maghreb and Andalusia in addition to eastern countries and European ports.

Major trade operations and their most important markets, chiefly took place in the Mediterranean Sea, and more precisely, in Bejaia.

The city of Bejaia has transformed at a large commercial cross roads, where there used to be different goods, which European merchants have imported across the Mediterranean Sea.

And in return, Bejaia has exported other items such as gold, slaves, wool, leathers, alum, tannic bark, wax, clay, etc from its traders’ counterparts.