Zighoud Youcef (commune)

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Zighoud Youcef ({{langx|ar|زيغود يوسف}}) is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 28,764.[http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html Statoids] The town was formerly known as Smendou, and was renamed to its current name in honor of Youcef Zighoud, a guerrilla leader who was killed fighting for Algerian independence against the French.[http://www.zoom-algerie.com/algerie-26-Youcef-Zighoud.html Youcef Zighoud Personnalités algériennes] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019224151/http://www.zoom-algerie.com/algerie-26-Youcef-Zighoud.html |date=October 19, 2011 }}; Zoom-Algerie.com, Retrieved January 11, 2012.