Tizi Ouzou
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| official_name = Tizi Ouzou
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| native_name = Tizi Wezzu
تيزي وزو
ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ
| nickname = "The Capital Of Djurdjura"
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| subdivision_name1 = Tizi Ouzou Province
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Tizi Ouzou District
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| postal_code = 15000
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Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu ({{Langx|ar|تيزي وزو}}, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria, and capital of Tizi Ouzou Province and Tizi Ouzou District. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylia region after Béjaïa.
History
===Foundation===
Tizi Ouzou was founded in 1856, after the successful expedition of France against Kabyle tribes.{{Cite book |last=Crescenzo |first=Jean de |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cXkEAwAAQBAJ&q=Tizi+Ouzou |title=Chroniques Tizi-ouziennes |date=2005 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-2-9525841-0-4 |language=fr |access-date=2023-10-30 |archive-date=2024-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521145910/https://books.google.com/books?id=cXkEAwAAQBAJ&q=Tizi+Ouzou#v=snippet&q=Tizi%20Ouzou&f=false |url-status=live }}
=Etymology=
The name Tizi Ouzou is made up of two Kabyle words: Tizi meaning col, and Ouzou (from Azzu) meaning Genisteae. The full name of the locality therefore means "the col of the Genisteae".Foudil Cheriguen, Toponymie algérienne des lieux habités (les noms composés), Alger, Épigraphe, 1993, p. 155-156
=Friction=
Islamists looted, and burned to the ground, a Pentecostal church on 9 January 2010. The pastor was quoted as saying that worshipers fled when local police left a gang of local rioters unchecked.{{Cite news | agency=The Associated Press | title=Protestant Church Burned in Algeria | url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/11/world/AP-AF-Algeria-Burned-Temple.html| work=New York Times | location=New York, New York | date=11 January 2010 }}
Geography
This city is located in the heart of Kabylie. It is {{convert|102.36|km2}} in area. Tizi Ouzou is located in the valley of Assif N Sébaou. It is surrounded by mountains. The city is at an altitude of {{convert|200|m}}. It is bounded on the north by Mount Belloua which rises to {{convert|850|m}} above sea level. A portion of the old city of Tizi Ouzou (known as the High City) backed the east slopes of the mountain. At the top of the mountain Belloua lies the village of Redjaouna. The latter is attached to the town of Tizi Ouzou.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
=Climate=
Tizi Ouzou experiences a hot Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).
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|metric first = Yes
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|location = Tizi Ouzou (1991–2020)
|Jan record high C = 26.6
|Feb record high C = 30.0
|Mar record high C = 34.4
|Apr record high C = 37.8
|May record high C = 41.0
|Jun record high C = 44.4
|Jul record high C = 47.8
|Aug record high C = 47.4
|Sep record high C = 44.1
|Oct record high C = 40.5
|Nov record high C = 31.9
|Dec record high C = 27.0
|Jan high C = 15.5
|Feb high C = 16.5
|Mar high C = 19.4
|Apr high C = 21.9
|May high C = 26.2
|Jun high C = 31.7
|Jul high C = 35.9
|Aug high C = 36.2
|Sep high C = 31.4
|Oct high C = 26.8
|Nov high C = 20.2
|Dec high C = 16.4
|year high C = 24.8
|Jan mean C = 10.9
|Feb mean C = 11.5
|Mar mean C = 14.0
|Apr mean C = 16.3
|May mean C = 20.1
|Jun mean C = 24.8
|Jul mean C = 28.6
|Aug mean C = 29.0
|Sep mean C = 25.1
|Oct mean C = 21.0
|Nov mean C = 15.5
|Dec mean C = 12.1
|year mean C = 19.1
|Jan low C = 6.3
|Feb low C = 6.5
|Mar low C = 8.6
|Apr low C = 10.6
|May low C = 14.0
|Jun low C = 18.0
|Jul low C = 21.3
|Aug low C = 21.9
|Sep low C = 18.9
|Oct low C = 15.2
|Nov low C = 10.8
|Dec low C = 7.7
|year low C = 13.3
|Jan record low C = -3.0
|Feb record low C = -0.6
|Mar record low C = 0.0
|Apr record low C = 1.7
|May record low C = 3.5
|Jun record low C = 8.1
|Jul record low C = 13.5
|Aug record low C = 15.5
|Sep record low C = 11.0
|Oct record low C = 6.4
|Nov record low C = 1.2
|Dec record low C = 0.3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 124.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 92.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 81.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 79.6
|May precipitation mm = 55.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 10.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 2.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 5.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 37.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 65.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 113.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 120.0
|year precipitation mm = 789.3
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 10.5
| Feb precipitation days = 9.7
| Mar precipitation days = 8.3
| Apr precipitation days = 7.5
| May precipitation days = 5.2
| Jun precipitation days = 1.8
| Jul precipitation days = 0.6
| Aug precipitation days = 1.5
| Sep precipitation days = 4.6
| Oct precipitation days = 6.4
| Nov precipitation days = 10.1
| Dec precipitation days = 9.9
| year precipitation days = 76.1
| source = NOAA{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230928183233/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Algeria/CSV/TiziOuzou_60395.csv
| archive-date = 28 September 2023
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Algeria/CSV/TiziOuzou_60395.csv
| title = Tizi Ouzou Climate Normals 1991–2020
| work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = 28 September 2023}}
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Demographics
Education
Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou is the local university. There are three campuses: Campus Hasnaoua I, Campus Hasnaoua II, and Campus Tamda.
"[http://www.ummto.dz/spip.php?rubrique437 Accueil > Université > Album photos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928183126/http://www.ummto.dz/spip.php?rubrique437 |date=2015-09-28 }}." Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou. Retrieved on 28 September 2015.
Sport
The local professional football team is JS Kabylie that is considered one of the most historical clubs in Algeria.
Economy
Agriculture (dairy industry) and some factories brick factories, pharmaceutical factories (Novo Nordisk).
Notable people
- Mohamed Belhocine, Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology
- Hamza Bendelladj, Algerian cyber-criminal
- Faiza Lalam, Africa's first woman neurosurgeon
- Issad Rebrab, Algerian billionaire businessman
- Youcef Dris, writer and journalist
References
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External sources
- Jonathan Oaks: Algeria. Bradt Travel Guides 2008, {{ISBN|978-1-84162-232-3}}, p. 110 ([https://books.google.com/books?id=Vyg7ViBs4JAC restricted online version (Google Books)])
- {{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AG/14/Tizi_Ouzou.html|title=Geographical information on Tizi Ouzou, Algeria|access-date=27 April 2008|publisher=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc}}
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