Tazoult District

Tazoult District is a district of Batna Province, Algeria. The capital is Tazoult, a small city of 5,000 inhabitants.

Tazoult District
District
village of Tazoult.
Country Algeria
ProvinceBatna Province
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Geography

It is 1200 m above sea level, and surrounded by Jebel Doufana and Oustili Mountains to the west and Jebel Tafrent to the south . Average temperature (°C) ranges from 5° in Winter to 26° in Summer though temperatures as high as 40° have been recorded.[1][2]

Department

Since 1984, the commune of Tazoult consists of the following areas:

  • Boukha
  • Bouzène
  • Chaabet El Ghoul
  • Chenatif
  • Draa Ben Sebbah
  • Steward
  • Latrèche
  • Markouna
  • Merfeg Sidi Belkeir
  • Oued Bouhayoun
  • Oustilli
  • Tazoult
  • Tifiracine
  • Touafez
Tazoult town hall

The prison of Lambaesis was known for its harsh conditions and hosted Algerian nationalists the Algerian war of independence.

The current mayor is Cherif Guedouar who replaced long term mayor Moussa Fellah in 2012.[3]

Toponymy

The name of Tazoult is a Berber word for khol in Tuareg or antimony in other Algerian or Moroccan variants.[4][5]

Population
  • 1880 = 4732
  • 1966 = 64813
  • 1977 =9314
  • 1984 =11000
  • 1998 = 22114
  • 2008 = 27493

Municipalities

See also

References
  1. http://www.weatherbase.com
  2. http://www.lesoirdalgerie.com/articles/2009/08/14/print-16-87164.php
  3. Lounes Gribissa, "Land to Tazoult: Common cramped," El Watan on 10 November 2010
  4. Achour Cheurfi, Dictionary Algerian localities Casbah Editions, (Algiers, 2011)
  5. Dalila Ouitis, Concise of place names and place names of Algeria, Ed. Djoussour,(Algiers 2009)


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