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Akfadou ⴰⴽⴼⴰⴷⵓأكفادو
Nickname: Athmensour
Akfadou
Coordinates: 36°38′N 4°36′E / 36.633°N 4.600°E / 36.633; 4.600
Country	Algeria
Province	Bejaia
Area
• Total	42.01 km (16.22 sq mi)
Population
• Total	7,358
• Density	180/km (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)

Akfadou is a commune in northern Algeria in the Béjaïa Province. This locale is noted for its local population of Barbary macaques, Macaca sylvanus.

Etymology

The name Akfadou is a contraction of the words "akfuḍ̣̣" and "aḍ̣̣U" which respectively mean "multiple or excess" and "wind". This name recalls the harsh climate in this region especially in winter when the cold winds gust and heavy snows often isolate small villages. During the exploration of Kabylia by the French occupation in 1850, the word Akfadou was translated as the top wind (French: cime au vent).

Economy

The Akfadou economy is based mainly on the retail and transport.

It is also characterized by agriculture based on polyculture and animal husbandry. The herd is made up of cattle, most of which are raised for dairy or meat production. Sheep and goats are also raised here.

References

• C. Michael Hogan (2008) Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
• UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: Gouraya National Park (2006) Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine

Line notes

1. C. Michael Hogan, 2008
2. Ernest Carette, Explorations scientifique de l’Algérie, étude de la Kabylie proprement dite, 1849, p. 57.
3. V. A. Malte-Brun, Nouvelles annales des voyages, 1857, p. 304.
4. Baron Henri Aucapitaine, Le Pays et la société kabyle, 1837, p. 9

36°38′N 4°36′E / 36.633°N 4.600°E / 36.633; 4.600

v t e Béjaïa Province
Districts	Adekar Akbou Amizour Aokas Barbacha Béjaïa Béni Maouche Chemini Darguina El Kseur Ifri-Ouzellaguen Ighil Ali Kherrata Seddouk Sidi Aïch Souk El Tenine Tazmalt Tichy Timezrit
Communes	Adekar Aït-Rizine Aït Smaïl Akbou Akfadou Amalou Amizour Aokas Barbacha Béjaïa Beni Djellil Beni Ksila Beni Maouche Beni Mellikeche Boudjellil Bouhamza Boukhelifa Chelata Chemini Darguina Draâ El-Kaïd El-Flaye El-Kseur Feraoun Ifenain Ilmathen Ighil Ali Kendira Kherrata Melbou Mecisna Oued Ghir Ouzellaguen Oued Ghir Seddouk Semaoune Sidi Aïch Sidi-Ayad Souk El-Thenine Souk-Oufella Tala Hamza Tamokra Taourirt Ighil Taskriout Tazmalt Tinabdher Tibane Tichy Tifra Timezrit Tizi N'Berber Toudja
Villages and other locales	Aguemoune Cheurfa Tizi Tegyar Ighram Iguerali Kalâa of Ait Abbas Mahfouda Tamridjet

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