مجلة علوم الإنسان والمجتمع
Volume 14, Numéro 3, Pages 1109-1133
2025-10-28

Urban Descriptive Study Of The Tamentit Fortress In Adrar

Authors : Bouheroud Imene .

Abstract

The desert palaces are among the architectural evidence that distinguishes southern Algeria with its distinctive architectural character. Over time, it formed a very important commercial route known to historians as the route of palaces. The study of this type of architecture is considered a serious topic that has begun to attract the interest of researchers in various sciences (sociology, economics, engineering, archaeology, etc.). Tamentit Fortress is considered one of the most important desert palaces that had a major role in scientific and cultural communication between Islamic cities. It initially gained commercial importance as an important crossing point for caravans that was accompanied by a cultural and scientific movement, as were the scholars who came with trade and were interested in spreading Islam and knowledge in the regions Sahara Desert. The Tuat region has received abundant attention from scholars and jurists until it has become a scientific metropolis that has gained fame in the Islamic regions due to its historical and scientific importance.

Keywords

Keywords: Desert palaces; Tamentit Fortress; Tuat region; scientific metropolis.