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was discovered the remarkable Berber stele of Abizar, representing a naked warrior armed with shield and three javelins.

Besides the railway which will soon connect Tizi-Uzu with Algiers, another line is intended to ascend the valley of the Wed Bu-Gdura, towards the flourishing

Fig. 99. — Dellys.

village of Borj-Boghni, lying at the foot of a fortified hill. About 10 miles farther west lies the town of Dra-el-Mizan, which although no longer classed as a military post, occupies an important strategical position commanding the southern approach to Great Kabylia.

Tn the Lower Sebau Valley, some thriving places have recently sprung up,