Tazoult District is a

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Batna Province Batna Province ( ar, ولاية باتنة, Latn, ar, Wilāyat Bātnah) is a province of Algeria, in the region of Aurès. The capital is Batna. Localities in this province include N'Gaous, Merouana and Timgad. Belezma National Park is in the ...

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. The capital is ''Tazoult'', a small city of 5,000 inhabitants.

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.

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 APC de la commune de Tazoult

The prison of Lambaesis was known for its harsh conditions and hosted

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n nationalists the

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. The current

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is Cherif Guedouar who replaced long term mayor Moussa Fellah in 2012.

Toponymy

The name of Tazoult is a Berber word for khol in Tuareg or antimony in other Algerian or Moroccan variants.Dalila Ouitis, Concise of place names and place names of Algeria, Ed. Djoussour, (Algiers 2009)

Population

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

Municipalities

* Tazoult * Ouyoun El Assafir

References