Qalʿat ibn Salama () is an ancient fortress and archeological site near Tiaret, Algeria. This place is known for having sheltered

Ibn Khaldun Ibn Khaldun (27 May 1332 – 17 March 1406, 732–808 Hijri year, AH) was an Arabs, Arab Islamic scholar, historian, philosopher and sociologist. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest social scientists of the Middle Ages, and cons ...

, an Arab scholar and historian, for four years, between 1375 and 1379. It was here at Qalʿat ibn Salama that he wrote his '' Muqaddimah'' (known as ''Prolegomenon'' in Greek). This fortress is situated on a mountain top nearby Taoughzout at about three miles south of Frenda in the wilaya of Tiaret.

Climate

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is in a region with a hot

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BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is light and sporadic, and summers are particularly dry.

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* This site describes the village of Taoughzout (not Taghzout) near Tiaret, Algeria, where Ibn Khaldu worked. Archaeological sites in Algeria Forts in Algeria Buildings and structures in Tiaret Province History of Tiaret Province {{Algeria-hist-stub