Palma De Mallorca (LEPA) - Algiers (DAAG)
Palma (De Mallorca).
This is Palma, formerly known as Palma De Mallorca with the latter part being scrapped in 2008. Originally a Roman city found by Consul Metellus after his conquest of Mallorca, Palma developed into a prosperous Islamic township after the Arab Conquest of the Baleares. During the late Medieval Age, Palma became capital of the Aragonese Kingdom of Mallorca and an important fortified outpost of Spanish influence in the Mediterranean Sea.
Puig de Ros in Llucmajor municipality.
Llucmajor is the largest municipality on the Baleares, consisting of the town itself as well as several smaller communities. In this shot you can see (in order from bottom to top) Maioris Dècima, Puig de Ros, Sa Torre, Badia Blava and Badia Gran. Formerly an unremarkable area, it blossomed during the early 20th century as a center for Balearic shoemakers.
Cloud formations above the Western Mediterranean Sea.
Not much to say, just an impression of the beautiful Mediterranean Sea between Mallorca and Algeria.
Bologhine to the northwest of Algiers.
The township of Bologhine was founded by medieval ruler Buluggin ibn Ziri and developed into a suburb of Algiers during the Ottoman rule in modern-day Algeria. Here, the diplomatic quarters were located as well as several forts, protecting the western entrance into the capital city of Algiers.
El Magharia district of Algiers.
A central district of the Algerian capital, El Magharia belonged to the northern Hussein Dey district before being separated during the 1980s. Sadly there isn’t much to see here due to the bad weather that struck us just outside of Algerian waters.