Béni Ourtilane (or At Wartiran as it is called by its native Kabyle inhabitants) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

of the

Sétif Province Sétif Province (, ) is a province ('' wilaya'') in north-eastern Algeria. Its capital and largest city is Sétif; the next largest city is El Eulma. There is also the World Heritage Site of Djémila there. History In 1984 Bordj Bou Arréri ...

in the

Petite Kabylie Petite Kabylie or Petite Kabylia (Berber: Tamurt n Iqbayliyen, Arabic: al-Qabā'il as-Saghra, القبائل الصغرى, Maghrebi Arabic: Qbayel es-Sghira) is a natural region in the mountainous area of northern Algeria. The Petite Kabylie is ...

region of

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. It is named after its district capital Beni Ouartilene. It is located in the north-western part of the

near the border with

Béjaïa Béjaïa ( ; , , ), formerly known as Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean seaport, port city and communes of Algeria, commune on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province. Geography Location Béjaïa owes its ...

and Bordj Bou Arreridj. It was originally part of the

when

got its independence in 1962 but it became part of the

Béjaïa Province The Béjaïa Province (Kabyle language, Kabyle: ''Tawilayt n Bgayet''; , Latn, ar, Wilāyat Bijāyah; or ) is a provinces of Algeria, province of Algeria in the Kabylie region. With a population of 984,050 inhabitants in 2019, with a density o ...

in 1975. However, in 1985 it returned to become a part of the

Municipalities

Béni Ourtilane consists of four municipalities: *

Beni Ourtilane Beni Ourtilane (in Kabyle: At wertilan) is a town and commune in Setif Province, Kabylie in north-eastern Algeria. The city is mainly Kabyle. Notable people * Fodil El Ouartilani, Algerian independence activist and advisor to Imam Yahya of Y ...

* Beni Chebana *

Aïn Legraj Aïn Legraj is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria. References

Communes of Sétif Province {{Sétif-geo-stub ...

* Beni Mouhli

Transport

Due to its remote location in the Babor Mountains, Béni Ourtilane is only accessible by one road, National Route 74.

Notable people

* Cheikh Lhocine El Ouartilani * Cheikh Fodil El Ouartilani * Yahia Ait Hamoudi ben Abdellah Ait Hamoudi * Abdellah ben Yahia Ait Hamoudi * El Mouloud El Hafedi

References

Districts of Sétif Province Kabylia {{Sétif-geo-stub