Tizi Ouzou

Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (Berber: Tizi Wezzu or Thizi Wezzu, ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵡⴻⵣⵓ) 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.

For other uses, see Tizi Ouzou (disambiguation).
Tizi Ouzou

ⵝⵉⵣⵉ ⵡⴻⵣⵓ
Tizi Wezzu
تيزي وزو
City
Tizi Ouzou
Coordinates: 36°43′N 4°3′E
Country Algeria
ProvinceTizi Ouzou Province
DistrictTizi Ouzou District
Area
 • Total102.36 km2 (39.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2008 census)
 • Total142,991
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
15000
ClimateCsa
Websitewww.andi.dz/index.php/en/monographie-des-wilayas?id=113%2F

History

Etymology

The name comes from the Kabyle phrase Tizi 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), hence 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 Assif N 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

Tizi Ouzou experiences a hot Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).

Climate data for Tizi Ouzou (2001–2015 averages)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2)		 30.0
(86.0)		 31.9
(89.4)		 37.8
(100.0)		 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
(72.0)		 26.1
(79.0)		 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
(84.0)		 25.2
(77.4)		 22.1
(71.8)		 15.8
(60.4)		 12.2
(54.0)		 19.2
(66.6)
Average low °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0)		 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
(57.0)
Record low °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6)		 0.0
(32.0)		 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
(3.87)		 95.3
(3.75)		 90.0
(3.54)		 80.8
(3.18)		 52.8
(2.08)		 18.4
(0.72)		 4.6
(0.18)		 7.8
(0.31)		 36.8
(1.45)		 55.3
(2.18)		 106.4
(4.19)		 116.3
(4.58)		 705.0
(27.76)
Source: Infoclimat [2] 2001-2015 normals, records 2001-2015.

Demographics

There were 118,542 people in 1998.

Sport

The local professional football team is JS Kabylie.

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]

References
  1. "Protestant Church Burned in Algeria". New York Times. New York, New York: nytimes.com. The Associated Press. 11 January 2010.
  2. "Normales et records climatologiques 2001-2015 à Tizi-Ouzou - Infoclimat". www.infoclimat.fr.
  3. "Accueil > Université > Album photos Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine." Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou. Retrieved on 28 September 2015.

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