Tizi Ouzou
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| Coordinates: 36°43′N 4°3′E / 36.717°N 4.05°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Tizi Ouzou Province |
| District | Tizi Ouzou District |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 144,000 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Tizi Ouzou (in Amazigh: Tizi-Uzezzu / 
) is a city in Kabylia, Algeria, where it ranks second in population after Béjaïa. It is the capital and largest city of Tizi Ouzou Province and of Great Kabylia (Grande Kabylie, which is the western part of Kabylia).
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[edit] Etymology
The name comes from the Kabylian Berber Tizi n Uzezzu and is pronounced Tizuzzu, commonly Tizi.
Tizi means "hill", while Azezzu means "broom" (the preposition n "of" is not pronounced here). That is why the city is often referred to as "The hills of broom" (French Le col des genêts).
[edit] Geography
This city is located in the heart of Kabylia. It is 102.36 square kilometres (39.52 sq mi) in area.
Tizi Ouzou is located in the valley of Wadi Sébaou. It is surrounded by mountains. The city is at an altitude of 200 metres (660 ft).
The city is bounded on the north by Mount Belloua which rises to 850 metres (2,790 ft) above sea level. A portion of the old city of Tizi Ouzou (known as the High City) backed the east slopes of the mountain. At the top of the mountain Belloua lies the village of Redjaouna. The latter is attached to the town of Tizi Ouzou
[edit] Demographics
There were 118,542 people in 1998.
[edit] History
Islamists looted, and burned to the ground, a Pentecostal church on 9 January 2010. The pastor was quoted as saying that worshipers fled when local police left a gang of local rioters unchecked.[1]
[edit] Administration
The daïra of Tizi Ouzou consists of a single commune. This is the town of Tizi Ouzou. The two administrative structures share the same area and inhabitants.
[edit] Transport
The city is linked to Algiers and several towns, like Béjaïa, through a major road network.[clarification needed]
Because of congestion and traffic jams caused by cars crossing the town, a bypass road was built recently in order to circumvent Tizi Ouzou.
The wilaya (province) of Tizi Ouzou is one of the wilayas of Algeria which has the largest fleet. Moreover, it is also one of wilayas which records the highest number of deaths on the road.
[edit] References
- ^ "Protestant Church Burned in Algeria". New York Times (New York, New York: nytimes.com). 11 January 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/11/world/AP-AF-Algeria-Burned-Temple.html.
- Jonathan Oaks: Algeria. Bradt Travel Guides 2008, ISBN 9781841622323, p. 110 (restricted online version (Google Books))
[edit] External links
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- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Tizi Ouzou, Algeria". http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AG/14/Tizi_Ouzou.html. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
Coordinates: 36°43′N 4°03′E / 36.717°N 4.05°E
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