Tazoult District
Introduction ''' Tazoult District''' is a district of Batna Province, Algeria. The capital is ''Tazoult'', a small city of 5,000 inhabitants.
Geography It is 1200 m above sea level, and surrounded by Jebel Doufana and Oustili Mountains to the west and Jebel Tafrent to the south. Average temperature (°C) ranges from 5° in Winter to 26° in Summer though temperatures as high as 40° have been recorded.
Department Since 1984, the commune of Tazoult consists of the following areas: * Boukha * Bouzène * Chaabet El Ghoul * Chenatif * Draa Ben Sebbah *Steward *Latrèche * Markouna * Merfeg Sidi Belkeir * Oued Bouhayoun * Oustilli * Tazoult * Tifiracine * Touafez Tazoult town hallThe prison of Lambaesis was known for its harsh conditions and hosted Algerian nationalists the Algerian war of independence.The current mayor is Cherif Guedouar who replaced long term mayor Moussa Fellah in 2012.
Toponymy The name of Tazoult is a Berber word for khol in Tuareg or antimony in other Algerian or Moroccan variants.
Population * 1880 = 4732* 1966 = 64813* 1977 =9314* 1984 =11000* 1998 = 22114* 2008 = 27493
Municipalities *'''Tazoult'''*Ouyoun El Assafir
See also * Lambaesis* Algeria
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