Before the Ottomans came to Algeria, the Casbah was a great region in the Mediterranean Sea. It is famous for its many treasures, such as the mosques and the eyes, which numbered 150 and shrunk to seven eyes, in addition to the corners and palaces. Making it a UNESCO landmark.
There are seven palaces in the Kasbah, according to the researcher of history and archeology, Mohamed Ben Mdour, including the Aziza Palace, the Hassan Pasha Palace, the Khadouj Al Omea Palace, the Al-Dar Al-Hamra Palace and the Al-Riyas Palace. The tomb has 18 corners, each containing a chapel, the largest of which is the corner of Sidi Abdel Rahman al-Tha'ali.
Al-Kasbah is also known for its good scholars and masters, most notably Muhammad ibn Shanab, who said that he was one of the greatest Algerian scholars of modern times. He spoke ten languages and was the first Arab to study at the Sorbonne.
The Algerian region has customs and traditions before and after the Ottoman period, such as the popular cafés that used to receive musical groups during the month of Ramadan and in religious festivals such as the birth of the Prophet.
Al-Kasbah was famous for its praise and popular songs, which had great resonance, and was famous for its performance by Professor Haj Al-Anqi and other singers of popular art.
During the liberation revolution against the French colonization, the Algerian kasbah embraced men and women of the national movement, such as the Arab martyr Ben Mehdi and the Mujahideen Jamila Bouhaird, Zahra Zarif, Jamila Bouazza and others.
Al kasbah has lived many stages in its history. The Phoenicians set up their first port in Algeria. Historians and archeologists point out that the Algerians had their own customs and traditions even before the advent of the Ottomans.
