Tigzirt

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Tigzirt
Coordinates: 36°53′20″N5°07′30″E / 36.888889°N 5.125°E / 36.888889; 5.125
CountryFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Province Tizi Ouzou Province
Area
  Total1,609 sq mi (4,168 km2)
Population
 (2008)
  Total11,962
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)

Tigzirt, the classical Iomnium , is a small town on the coast of northeast Algeria in Tizi Ouzou Province. It has a sleepy demeanor and attracts many tourists especially in summer from all over the country.

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Name

Tigzirt's name derives from the Kabyle word for "island", Tigzirt. [1]

History

The town was established as a Phoenician colony on a small and easily defended peninsula. Under the Romans, Iomnium was a small port town.

The modern town of Tigzirt was founded in 1888 [2]

Tourism

The ruins of a Christian basilica from the 5th century or 6th century are there, situated in the middle of Tigzirt.

The beach is only average in its appeal, as it is stony. It is sheltered and tucked beneath the hills which separate it from Tizi-Ouzou. A local tourist office is open in the summer months and there are lodging quarters at the Hotel el Awres on main street. A few kilometers to the east is located the more upscale Hotel Mizrana. [3]

Overview of the port of Tigzirt Port of Tigzirt.jpg
Overview of the port of Tigzirt

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References

Citations

  1. Lipiński (2004) , p.  397–9.
  2. Gavault, Pierre (1897). Étude sur les ruines romaines de Tigzirt (in French). E. Leroux. p. 1.
  3. Tigzirt, Morocco, Algeria, & Tunisia , Geoff Crowther and Hugh Finlay, Lonely Planet, 2nd Edition, April 1992, p. 291.

Bibliography

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