Ait Bouada

Ait Bouada
Ait Bouada
Village
	Ait Bouada under the snow
	Ait Bouada Location in Algeria
	Coordinates: 36°41′52″N 4°24′35″E / 36.6977°N 4.4098°E
Country	Algeria
Province	Tizi Ouzou Province
District	Azazga District
Commune	Azazga

Ait Bouada is a town in north central Algeria. The town is located in Kabylie, about 130 kilometres east of Algiers. Ait Bouada is at an elevation of ~500 meters (~1650 ft).

Population

Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims and speak Kabyle as their first language.

Geography

History

The town was mentioned by the French as early as 1846^[1]

Following the colonisation of Algeria by the French, a lot of its inhabitants fled the region to Syria.

References

^ "Carte de l'Algérie divisée par tribus / Par MM. E. Carette et Auguste Warnier; Membres de la Commission Scientifique de l'Algérie". 1846.

[1] "Carte de l'Algérie divisée par tribus / Par MM. E. Carette et Auguste Warnier; Membres de la Commission Scientifique de l'Algérie". 1846.

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