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Village in Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria
Ait Bouada
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Coordinates: 36°41′52″N 4°24′35″E / 36.6977°N 4.4098°E / 36.6977; 4.4098
Country Algeria
ProvinceTizi Ouzou Province
DistrictAzazga District
CommuneAzazga

Ait Bouada is a town in north central Algeria. The town is located in Kabylie, about 130 kilometres east of Algiers. Ait Bouada is at an elevation of ~500 meters (~1650 ft).

Population

Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims and speak Kabyle as their first language.

Geography

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History

The town was mentioned by the French as early as 1846

1846. The name of the town was spelled as B. Bou Ada

Following the colonisation of Algeria by the French, a lot of its inhabitants fled the region to Syria.

References

  1. "Carte de l'Algérie divisée par tribus / Par MM. E. Carette et Auguste Warnier; Membres de la Commission Scientifique de l'Algérie". 1846.
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