Timezrit, Boumerdès

Coordinates: 36°40′24″N 3°48′23″E / 36.67333°N 3.80639°E / 36.67333; 3.80639
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Timezrit, Boumerdès
Commune and town
Country Algeria
ProvinceBoumerdès Province
Population
 (1998)
 • Total10,699
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

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]

History[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statoids
  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 / 36.67333°N 3.80639°E / 36.67333; 3.80639