Tigzirt | |
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Commune and town | |
 Tigzirt | |
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  Tigzirt | |
| Coordinates: 36°53′20″N5°07′30″E / 36.888889°N 5.125°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Tizi Ouzou Province |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,609 sq mi (4,168 km2) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 11,962 |
| 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.
Tigzirt's name derives from the Kabyle word for "island", Tigzirt. [1]
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]
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]
Dellys is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the Sebaou River. It is the district seat of the daïra of Dellys. The town is 45 km from Tizi Ouzou, 50 km from Boumerdes, and about 100 km from the capital Algiers.
Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region after Bejaia.
Bouzeguene is a Kabyle town in Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria, approximately 170 km from Algiers.
Aït Aissa Mimoune, Kabyle name Ath Aissa Mimoune, known formerly Djebel Aïssa Mimoun, is a commune (borough) in the District of Ouaguenoun, Tizi Ouzou Province, Kabylie region, Algeria.
Djinet, the classical Cissi, is a port town and commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria, east of the mouth of the Isser River and around Cape Djinet. As of 2008, the population of the municipality is 21,966.
Aït Bouaddou, also called Ath Vouvaddou or Beni Bouaddou, is a commune in the Ouadhia District of Tizi Ouzou Province in the Kabylie region of Algeria.
Aïn El Hammam is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
Aït Oumalou is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
Akbil is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
At vu gherdan is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
Boudjemaa is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
Idjeur is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
Illoula Oumalou is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
Mekla is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
Tadmaït is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria, located 18 kilometers west of Tizi Ouzou and 85 kilometers est of Algiers.
The Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi Ouzou is a university in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.
Rusippisir was a Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast at the site of present-day Taksebt.
Iomnium was a Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman port on Algeria's Mediterranean coast at the site of present-day Tigzirt.
Boukhalfa is a village in the commune of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, located in the northwest of the city.
The Tizi Ouzou district is an Algerian administrative district in the Tizi-Ouzou province and the region of Kabylie. Its chief town is located on the eponymous town of Tizi Ouzou.
36°54′N4°07′E / 36.900°N 4.117°E
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