Ténèsalso spelled Teneztown, northern Algeria. A small
Mediterranean Sea port, it is built on the site of the ancient
Phoenician and Roman colonies of Catenna. Ruins of the Roman
colony’s ramparts and tombs remain, and the Roman cisterns are
still in use. Old Ténès, probably founded in AD 875 CE by
Spanish colonists, belonged to the city of Tlemcen from 1299
until its capture by the corsair Khayr adal-Dīn (Barbarossa) in
1517. It was occupied by the French in 1843. The modern town of
Ténès rests on a rocky plateau overlooking the Wadi Allalah
estuary and a harbour sheltered on the east by Cape Ténès. The
remains of Old Ténès are 1 mile (1.5 km) southeast. The modern
town’s industry includes fish canning and the production of soft
drinks. Pop. (latest est.) mun., 26,5102008) 29,220.