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]

1846. The name of the town was spelled as B. Bou Ada

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

References

  1. ^ "Carte de l'Algérie divisée par tribus / Par MM. E. Carette et Auguste Warnier; Membres de la Commission Scientifique de l'Algérie". 1846.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ait_Bouada
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