Larbaâ Nath Irathen

Larbaâ Nath Irathen
Commune and town
Larbaâ Nath Irathen
Coordinates: 36°38′12″N 4°12′24″E / 36.636614°N 4.206709°E / 36.636614; 4.206709
Country	Algeria
Province	Tizi Ouzou Province
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Larbaâ Nath Irathen (Kabyle: Larebɛa n at Yiraten, or in Tifinagh, Arabic: الأربعاء ناث اراتين) is a town in Tizi Ouzou Province, in the middle of Kabylie, Algeria formerly known as Fort National. It had population of 28,000 in 2001. The area is renowned for its majestic scnerey, and arguably their beauty (zin n larb3a).

Etymology

• Larbaa means "Wednesday" in Arabic, the town's traditional souk day, or "four"/"fourth" in Kabyle
• N means "of"
• Ath Iraten means "sons of Irathen", the name of a major local tribe, recorded by Ibn Khaldun; Irathen may originally have meant "lions".

Tizi Ouzou Province Capital: Tizi Ouzou Districts Aïn El Hammam Azazga Azzefoun Béni Douala Béni Yenni Boghni Bouzeguène Draâ Ben Khedda Draâ El Mizan Iferhounène Larbaâ Nath Irathen Maâtka Makouda Mekla Ouadhia Ouafic Ouaguenoun Tigzirt Tizi Gheni Tizi Ouzou Tizi Rached Communes Abi Youcef Agouni Gueghrane Aghrib Ain El Hammam Aïn Zaouia Ath Aissa Mimoun Aït Aggouacha Aït Bouadou Aït-Boumahdi Aït Chafâa Aït Khelili Aït Mahmoud Aït Oumalou Aït Toudert Aït Yahia Aït Yahia Moussa Akbil Akerrou Assi Youcef Azazga Azeffoun Béni-Aïssi Beni Douala Beni-yenni Beni-Zekki Béni-Zmenzer Boghni Boudjima Bounouh Bouzeguene Draâ Ben Khedda Draâ El Mizan Freha Frikat Iboudraren Idjeur Iferhounène Ifigha Iflissen Illilten Illoula Oumalou Imsouhal Irdjen Larbaâ Nath Irathen Mâatkas Makouda Mechtras Mekla Mizrana M'Kira Ouacifs Ouadhia Ouaguenoun Sidi Nâamane Souk El Thenine Souamâa Tadmaït Tigzirt Timizart Tirmitine Tizi Ghenif Tizi N'Tleta Tizi Ouzou Tizi Rached Yakouren Yattafène Zekri

Coordinates: 36°38′12″N 4°12′24″E / 36.63667°N 4.20667°E / 36.63667; 4.20667