Azouza Explained

Azouza
Native Name:Arabic: عزوزةKabyle: Iɛazuzen
Pushpin Map:Algeria
Coordinates:36.6594°N 3.7394°W
Subdivision Type:Commune
Subdivision Name:Chabet el Ameur
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Isser District
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Boumerdès Province
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Kabylie
Subdivision Type4:Country
Subdivision Name4:
Established Title:Village
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:380
Population Total:5556
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+01:00

Azouza (عزوزة in Arabic, Iɛazuzen in Kabyle) is a village located in the commune of Chabet el Ameur, in the Boumerdès Province in Algeria.[1]

Geography

Azouza is located at the south-east of the Boumerdès Province, at the border with the Tizi Ouzou Province. The village is surrounded by other smaller villages, including Ait Said, Ouled Abdellah and M'Kira, and it is located at about 4.5 kilometers north-east of the communal capital, Chabet el Ameur.

Azouza is bordered by the Oued Boughezal river and located on the top of a hill at about 380 meters above sea level at the west of the Sid Ali Bounab mountain range, in Kabylia.

Demographics

Kabyles inhabit the village, which is the capital of the At Mekla Kabyle tribe (also known as Beni Mekla), once part of the Iflissen Umellil tribal confederation.[2] The population in 2008 was of 5,556.[3]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boumerdès 35000 Code postal de la wilaya par localité en Algérie . 2024-10-13 . www.algerie-poste.net.
  2. Book: Letourneux . Aristide . La Kabylie et les coutumes kabyles, par A. Hanoteau,... A. Letourneux,... . Hanoteau . Adolphe . 1872 . Impr. nationale . 296 . fr . 2024-10-13.
  3. https://bucket.theses-algerie.com/files/repositories-dz/3345524967553187.pdf
  4. Book: Nil Robin, Joseph . La Grande Kabylie sous le régime Turc . 1998 . Editions Bouchène . 978-2-912946-06-5 . 137 . 10.3917/bouch.robin.1998.01 . 2024-10-13.
  5. Web site: Le Midi Libre - Culture - Un poète oublié . 2024-10-13 . www.lemidi-dz.com.