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Peñón of Algiers

القصبة, Italy

Peñón of Algiers

Peñón of Algiers (Spanish: Peñón de Argel, Arabic: حصن الصخرة, romanized: ḥiṣn aṣ-ṣaḵra) was a small islet off the coast of Algiers, fortified by the Kingdom of Spain, during the 16th century. The islet was connected to the African continent to form a seawall and the harbour of Algiers.

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