Timezrit,_Boumerdès

Timezrit, Boumerdès

Timezrit, Boumerdès

Commune and town in Boumerdès Province, Algeria

Timezrit, Boumerdès (Arabic نيمزريت, Kabyle Timeẓrit) is a town and commune in the Isser District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria, on the western slopes of Sidi Ali Bounab. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 10,699.[1]

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History

Main article: First Battle of the Issers

In the early 19th century the hill of Timezrit was the location of a mosque with a minaret and a market held on Sundays, Had-Timezrit. This was the central market of the Iflisen Umellil, shared between the Oulad Yahia Moussa, the Rouafa, and the Beni-Hammad. Nearby was the village of Ihaddaden.[2]

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province

References

  1. [1]
    Statoids
  2. [2]
    ,Carette, 1848, Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842. Sciences historiques et géographiques, Volume 5, p. 219

36°40′24″N 3°48′23″E


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