Zighoud Youcef ( ar, زيغود يوسف) is a town and
commune in
Constantine Province,
Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 28,764. The town was formerly known as Smendou, and was renamed to its current name in honor of
Youcef Zighoud, a guerrilla leader who was killed fighting for Algerian independence against the French.
Youcef Zighoud Personnalités algériennes
; Zoom-Algerie.com, Retrieved January 11, 2012.
Notable people
* Djamel Mesbah – Algerian international footballer who played at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
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References
External links
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Communes of Constantine Province
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