Barbary Coast

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The Barbary Coast.

The Barbary Coast was the name given to the coastal regions of central and western North Africa or more specifically the Maghreb and the Ottoman borderlands consisting of the regencies in Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, as well as the Sultanate of Morocco. The term originates from an exonym derived from the Berbers of North Africa. During the Age of Piracy, Ammand, the Pirate Lord of the Black Sea, was known as the Scourge of the Barbary Coast.

History

By the Age of Piracy, the Barbary Corsairs were known to operate aboard ships in a form of piracy out of the Barbary Coast. The HMS Dauntless, the British Royal Navy vessel led by Commodore James Norrington of the British Royal Navy, notably pursued the Black Pearl, the pirate vessel led by Captain Jack Sparrow, and nearly had them off Tripoli until they came across a hurricane. The most notable leader of this group was Ammand the Corsair, the Pirate Lord of the Black Sea, the Scourge of the Barbary Coast, an expert in the art of galley warefare, swift to strike and a master of escape. During the war between the Fourth Brethren Court and Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company, Ammand's wanted poster stated he was wanted dead or alive for crimes including piracy along the Barbary Coast.

Behind the scenes

The Barbary Coast was indirectly mentioned through James Norrington's line "I nearly had you all off Tripoli" in the 2006 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. The term "Barbary Coast" would first appear in media related to the 2007 sequel At World's End, notably the official website, and the reference book Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide.

Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Indirect mention only)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (On a map)

Sources

• DisneyPirates.com (First mentioned)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide

External links

• Barbary Coast on Wikipedia

Notes and references

Locations in Pirates of the Caribbean
Africa Barbary Coast – Calabar – Egypt – Kerma – Slave Coast – Tripoli The Americas Boston – Florida – Louisiana – Mexico – New Orleans – North Carolina Panama – Peru – Savannah – Virginia – Yucatán Peninsula Asia Bombay – China – Hong Kong – India – Nippon – Shanghai – Singapore The Bahamas Andros – Nassau – New Avalon – New Providence The Caribbean Antigua – Black rock island – Cuba – Devil's Triangle – Dominica – Guadeloupe – Hangman's Bay – Hispaniola Ile d'Etable de Porc – Isla De La Avaricia – Isla Cruces – Isla de Muerta – Isla de Pelegostos Martinique – Padres Del Fuego – Port Royal – Poseidon's Tomb Puerto Rico – Saint Martin – San Silvestre –Shipwreck Island – St. Lucia – Tortuga – Unnamed Island Europe Barcelona – Cádiz – France – Gibraltar – Great Britain – Holland London – Marseille – Paris – Portugal – Scotland – Seville – Spain – Other locations Davy Jones' Locker – Farthest Gate – Ice Passage – Isla Sirena
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