The site of an old
Punic trading post, it has been the subject of extensive excavations, on which
Serge Lancel in particular worked. It is located not far from
Siga, the
Numidian capital of
Syphax. In the Zianides era, Rachgun was a
port. In 1836, the
French set up a
garrison on the island as well as a military establishment on the right bank of the mouth of the Tafna, southwest of the tip of the Tour Carrée. == References ==