Fort Tamentfoust is a strong Ottoman construction dating back to the time of the Regency of Algiers.
The fort was built in 1661 by Ramdhan Agha under the reign of Ismail Pasha and underwent refitting in the time of Mezzo Morto following the bombing of Duquesne 1682 and 1683. Most of the materials used were extracted from the remains Of the ancient city.
