Mekla
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Commune and town
Sidi M'hamed Ouali (Mekla)
Sidi M'hamed Ouali (Mekla)
Mekla is located in Algeria
Mekla
Mekla
Coordinates: 36°41′N 4°16′E / 36.683°N 4.267°E / 36.683; 4.267
Country Algeria
ProvinceTizi Ouzou Province
Population
 (2008)
 • Total24,237 [1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Mekla is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.[2]

Villages

The commune of Mekla is composed of 22 villages: Agouni Bouafir, Thala n'Taoueche, Aït Aich, Aït Mansour, Aït Mekki, Aït Moussa, Amazul, Bouzahrir, Chaib, Chaoufa, Djemaa Saharidj, Igoulfane, Laghrous, Lazib, Mahmoud, Maouya, Mekla, Mesloub, Taliouine, Tigrine, Taourirt Adene, Tizi n Terga.[3]

Economy

According to a source, Mekla possesses many water sources such as Tala Mezyant, Tala Megren, Tala Mumen and many more.[4]

Sport

Mekla possess a small Amateur football club called CRB Mekla (Chabab Riadi Baladiat Mekla) they train in a public stadium next to the town's middle school.[5]

History

An English guidebook published in 1891 notes that the town of Mekla was destroyed during an insurrection and replaced by a new French-built village nearby.[6]

References

  1. ^ Recensement 2008 de la population algérienne, wilaya de Tizi Ouzou, sur le site de l'ONS.
  2. ^ "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  3. ^ "SGG Algérie". www.joradp.dz. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  4. ^ Hassiba, Abbassene (2009). Artisanat en Kabylie (in French). Edition El-Amel. p. 66. ISBN 978-9947-30-006-0.
  5. ^ "Fiche du club: Chabab Riadi Baladiat Mekla (CRB Mekla) - Ligue de Football de la Wilaya de Tizi-Ouzou". www.lfwto.dz. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  6. ^ Playfair, Sir Robert Lambert; Murray (Firm), John (1891). Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and Tunis ... J. Murray. p. 145.
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