Mekla

Mekla
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Commune and town
Sidi M'hamed Ouali (Mekla)
Sidi M'hamed Ouali (Mekla)
Mekla is located in Algeria
Mekla
Mekla
Location within Algeria
Country Algeria
ProvinceTizi Ouzou Province
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
24,237
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
15014

Mekla is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.

Villages

The commune of Mekla is composed of 22 villages: Agouni Bouafir, Thala n'Taoueche, Aït Aich, Aït Mansour, Aït Mekki, Aït Moussa, Amazul, Bouzahrir, Chaib, Chaoufa, Djemaa Saharidj, Igoulfane, Laghrous, Lazib, Mahmoud, Maouya, Mekla, Mesloub, Taliouine, Tigrine, Taourirt Adene, Tizi n Terga.

Economy

According to a source, Mekla possesses many water sources such as Tala Mezyant, Tala Megren, Tala Mumen and many more.

Sport

Mekla possess a small Amateur football club called CRB Mekla (Chabab Riadi Baladiat Mekla) they train in a public stadium next to the town's middle school.

History

An English guidebook published in 1891 notes that the town of Mekla was destroyed during an insurrection and replaced by a new French-built village nearby.

References

  1. ↑ Recensement 2008 de la population algérienne, wilaya de Tizi Ouzou, sur le site de l'ONS.
  2. ↑ "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  3. ↑ "SGG Algérie". www.joradp.dz. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  4. ↑ Hassiba, Abbassene (2009). Artisanat en Kabylie (in French). Edition El-Amel. p. 66. ISBN 978-9947-30-006-0.
  5. ↑ "Fiche du club: Chabab Riadi Baladiat Mekla (CRB Mekla) - Ligue de Football de la Wilaya de Tizi-Ouzou". www.lfwto.dz. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  6. ↑ Playfair, Sir Robert Lambert; Murray (Firm), John (1891). Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and Tunis ... J. Murray. p. 145.