Category: Arabia

Historical atlas of the principality of Antioch.

Antioch, crusades, Maps, places, Syria, Holy Land, middle ages, principality,

Syria during the period of the crusades, 1096-1291. The crusades. The county of Edessa. The principality of Antioch. The county of Tripoli.
The kingdom of Jerusalem. List of places and names.

Zouave soldier from Algeria, ca. 1900. French infantry. Elite troops.

Zouave, Algeria, Soldier, France,

The members of historical infantry units called themselves Zuaven. The name goes back to the Kabyl tribe of the Zuauas in the Zuaua district (Zuavia) in the Algerian province of Constantine, who already provided mercenary troops at the time of the Ottoman Empire who were famous for their bravery.