Tizi Ouzou (
Kabyle: Tawilayt n Tizi Wezzu, ar, ولاية تيزي وزو) is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...
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wilayah
A wilayah ( ar, وَلاية, wālāya or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu and fa, ولایت, ''velâyat''; tr, vilayet) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", "province" or occasionally as " governorate". The word comes f ...
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Algeria
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in the
Kabylia
Kabylia ('' Kabyle: Tamurt n Leqbayel'' or ''Iqbayliyen'', meaning "Land of Kabyles", '','' meaning "Land of the Tribes") is a cultural, natural and historical region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is part of ...
region. Its capital is
Tizi Ouzou
Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region after Bejaia.
History
Etymology
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History
In 1984,
Boumerdès Province was carved out of its territory.
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 21
districts
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daïras''), which are further divided into 67
''communes'' or municipalities.
Districts
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Aïn El Hammam
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Azazga
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Azzefoun
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Béni Douala
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Béni Yenni
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Boghni
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Bouzeguène
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Draâ Ben Khedda
Draâ Ben Khedda (in Berber ⴷⵔⴰ ⴱⴻⵏ ⵅⴻⴷⴷⴰ) is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
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Draâ El Mizan
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Iferhounène
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Larbaâ Nath Irathen
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Maâtka
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Makouda
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Mekla
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Ouadhia
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Ouacifs
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Ouaguenoun
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Tigzirt
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Tizi Gheni
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Tizi
Tizi is a town and commune in Mascara Province, Algeria
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Tizi Rached
Tizi Rached is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
References
Communes of Tizi Ouzou Province
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Communes
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Abi Youcef
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Aghni-Goughrane (
Agouni Gueghrane
Agouni Gueghrane is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria
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Aghrib
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Aïn El Hammam (
Ain-El-Hammam)
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Aïn Zaouia (
Ain-Zaouia)
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Ait Aggouacha
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Ait Bouaddou
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Ait Boumehdi (
Ait Boumahdi)
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Ait Chaffaa (
Ait-Chaffaa,
Ait Chafâa)
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Ait Khelili (Ait Khellili)
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Ait Mahmoud (
Ait-Mahmoud)
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Ait Oumalou
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Ait Toudert
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Ait Yahia (
Ait-Yahia
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Ait Yahia Moussa (
Aït Yahia Moussa)
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Akbil
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Akerrou
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Assi Youcef
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Azazga
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Azzefoun (
Azeffoun)
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Beni Aissi (
Beni Aïssi)
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Beni Douala (
Beni-Douala)
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Beni Yenni
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Beni Ziki (
Beni Zikki,
Beni Zekki)
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Beni Zmenzer
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Boghni
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Boudjima
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Bounouh
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Bouzguen (Bouzeguene)
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Djebel Aissa Mimoun (
Djebel-Aissa Mimoun)
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Draa Ben Kheda (
Draa Ben Khedda,
Draâ Ben Khedda
Draâ Ben Khedda (in Berber ⴷⵔⴰ ⴱⴻⵏ ⵅⴻⴷⴷⴰ) is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
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Draa El Mizan (
Draâ El Mizan)
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Freha
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Frikat
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Iboudraren
Iboudraren is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria
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Idjeur
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Iferhounene (
Iferhounène)
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Ifigha
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Iflissen
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Illilten
Illilten is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria
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Iloula Oumalou (
Illoula Oumalou)
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Imsouhal
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Irdjen
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Larba Nait Irathen (Larbaâ Nath Irathen)
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M'Kira
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Maatkas (
Mâatkas)
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Makouda
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Mechtrass
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Mekla
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Mizrana
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Ouacifs
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Ouadhia
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Ouaguenoun
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Sidi Nâamane
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Souamaa (
Souamâa)
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Souk El Tenine (
Souk El Thenine)
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Tadmait (
Tadmaït)
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Tigzirt
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Timizart
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Tirmirtine (
Tirmitine)
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Tizi Ghenif (
Tizi-Ghenif)
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Tizi N'Thlata (
Tizi N'Tleta)
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Tizi Ouzou
Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region after Bejaia.
History
Etymology
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Tizi Rached
Tizi Rached is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
References
Communes of Tizi Ouzou Province
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(
Tizi-Rached)
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Yakouren (
Yakourene)
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Yatafene (
Yattafene,
Yattafène)
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Zekri
Villages
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Tala Allam
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Tala Athmane
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Notable people
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Mohamed Belhocine
Mohamed Belhocine ( ar, محمد بلحسين; born 9 April 1951, in Tizi Ouzou) is an Algerian medical scientist and professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.
Training
After primary studies in Sidi Lakhdar (formerly known as Lavarande, ...
, Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.
References
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Kabylie
Provinces of Algeria
States and territories established in 1974