Timezrit, Boumerdès

Timezrit, Boumerdès
Commune and town
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès Province
Population  (1998)
• Total	10,699
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Timezrit, Boumerdès (Arabic نيمزريت, Kabyle Timeẓrit) is a town and commune in the Isser District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria, on the western slopes of Sidi Ali Bounab. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 10,699.^[1]

History

Main article: First Battle of the Issers

In the early 19th century the hill of Timezrit was the location of a mosque with a minaret and a market held on Sundays, Had-Timezrit. This was the central market of the Iflisen Umellil, shared between the Oulad Yahia Moussa, the Rouafa, and the Beni-Hammad. Nearby was the village of Ihaddaden.^[2]

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province

References

1. Statoids
2. ,Carette, 1848, Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842. Sciences historiques et géographiques, Volume 5, p. 219

36°40′24″N 3°48′23″E