Tazoult District is a district of Batna Province, Algeria. The capital is Tazoult, a small city of 5,000 inhabitants.
Geography It is 1200 m above sea level, and surrounded by Jebel Doufana and Oustili Mountains to the west and Jebel Tafrent to the south. Average temperature (°C) ranges from 5° in Winter to 26° in Summer though temperatures as high as 40° have been recorded.
Department Since 1984, the commune of Tazoult consists of the following areas: Boukha Bouzène Chaabet El Ghoul Chenatif Draa Ben Sebbah Steward Latrèche Markouna Merfeg Sidi Belkeir Oued Bouhayoun Oustilli Tazoult Tifiracine Touafez The prison of Lambaesis was known for its harsh conditions and hosted Algerian nationalists the Algerian war of independence.
The current mayor is Cherif Guedouar who replaced long term mayor Moussa Fellah in 2012.Lounes Gribissa, "Land to Tazoult: Common cramped," El Watan on 10 November 2010
Toponymy The name of Tazoult is a Berber word for khol in Tuareg or antimony in other Algerian or Moroccan variants.Achour Cheurfi, Dictionary Algerian localities Casbah Editions, (Algiers, 2011)Dalila Ouitis, Concise of place names and place names of Algeria, Ed. Djoussour, (Algiers 2009)
Population 1880 = 4732 1966 = 64813 1977 =9314 1984 =11000 1998 = 22114 2008 = 27493
Municipalities Tazoult Ouyoun El Assafir
See also Lambaesis Algeria
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