Tizi Ouzou
| Tizi Ouzou Tizi Wezzu Thizi Wezzu ⵝⵉⵣⵉ ⵡⴻⵣⵣⵓ ثيزي وزو | |
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  Tizi Ouzou | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′N 4°3′E / 36.717°N 4.050°E | |
| Country |
 Algeria |
| Province | Tizi Ouzou Province |
| District | Tizi Ouzou District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.36 km2 (39.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2008 census) | |
| • Total | 142 991 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | 15000 |
| Climate | Csa |
| Website |
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Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (Berber: Tizi Wezzu or Thizi Wezzu, ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵡⴻⵣⵣⵓ, Algerian Arabic: ثيزي وزو) is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria and is the capital and largest city of Tizi Ouzou Province. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region behind Béjaïa.
History
Etymology
The name comes from the Berber language phrase Tizi en Wezzu and is pronounced quickly Thiziwzzu, commonly Tizi or Thizi which means the "mountain pass", while Azzu means the "Forsythia" (the preposition n / en, which means: "of / related to", is not pronounced here). That is why the city is often referred to as "The gap 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.
Climate
Climate
Tizi Ouzou experiences a hot Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).
| Climate data for Tizi Ouzou (2001–2015 averages) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
30.0 (86) |
31.9 (89.4) |
37.8 (100) |
41.0 (105.8) |
43.0 (109.4) |
45.7 (114.3) |
45.2 (113.4) |
43.0 (109.4) |
40.5 (104.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
45.7 (114.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.2 (72) |
26.1 (79) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.9 (84) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.2 (54) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.2 (45) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.9 (57) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
0.0 (32) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 98.2 (3.866) |
95.3 (3.752) |
90.0 (3.543) |
80.8 (3.181) |
52.8 (2.079) |
18.4 (0.724) |
4.6 (0.181) |
7.8 (0.307) |
36.8 (1.449) |
55.3 (2.177) |
106.4 (4.189) |
116.3 (4.579) |
705.0 (27.756) |
| Source: Infoclimat [2] 2001-2015 normals, records 2001-2015. | |||||||||||||
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.[3]
Notes
- ↑ "Protestant Church Burned in Algeria". New York Times. New York, New York: nytimes.com. 11 January 2010.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ http://www.infoclimat.fr/stations-meteo/climato-moyennes-records.php?staid=60395&from=2001&to=2015&redirect=1
- ↑ "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))
- "Geographical information on Tizi Ouzou, Algeria". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
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Coordinates: 36°43′N 4°03′E / 36.717°N 4.050°E
