Tizi Ouzou
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| Tizi Ouzou ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵡⴻⵣⵣⵓ تيزي وزو Tizi Wezzu |
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 Tizi Ouzou
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| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Tizi Ouzou Province |
| District | Tizi Ouzou District |
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| • Total | 102.36 km2 (39.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2008 census) | |
| • Total | 104,312 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | 15000 |
| Website | apc-tiziouzou |
Tizi Ouzou (Berber: Tizi Wezzu, ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵡⴻⵣⵣⵓ, Algerian Arabic: تيزي وزو) is a city in north central Algeria. It is the capital and largest city of Tizi Ouzou Province. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region behind Béjaïa.
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History
Etymology
The name comes from the Berber language Tizi n Uzzu and is pronounced Tizuzzu, commonly Tizi which means the "hill", while Azzu means the "Forsythia" (the preposition n "of" is not pronounced here). That is why the city is often referred to as "The hills of Forsythia".
Friction
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]
Geography
This city is located in the heart of Kabylie. 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). It 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.[citation needed]
Demographics
There were 118,542 people in 1998.
Education
Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou is the local university. There are three campuses: Campus Hasnaoua I, Campus Hasnaoua II, and Campus Tamda[2]
Notes
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- ↑ "Accueil > Université > Album photos." Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou. Retrieved on 28 September 2015.
External sources
- Jonathan Oaks: Algeria. Bradt Travel Guides 2008, ISBN 978-1-84162-232-3, p. 110 (restricted online version (Google Books))
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