Tizi Ouzou
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Tizi Ouzou is a city in Kabylia, Algeria, where it ranks second it population after Béjaïa. It is the capital and largest city of Tizi Ouzou Province and of Great Kabylia (Grande Kabylie, which is the western part of Kabylia).
[edit] Etmology
The name comes from the old Kabyle Tizi U Uzzezzu, which is nowadays written Tizi Wezzu in Latin script and Image:Tizi Ouzou in Tifinagh.svg in Tifinagh.
Tizi means mountain pass and U means of (the), while Uzzezzu means broom.
Province seats of Algeria | |
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| Adrar • Aïn Defla • Aïn Témouchent • Algiers • Annaba • Batna • Béchar • Béjaïa • Biskra • Blida • Bordj Bou Arréridj • Bouïra • Boumerdès • Chlef • Constantine • Djelfa • El Bayadh • El Oued • El Taref • Ghardaïa • Guelma • Illizi • Jijel • Khenchela • Laghouat • Mascara • Médéa • Mila • Mostaganem • M'Sila • Naâma • Oran • Ouargla • Oum el-Bouaghi • Relizane • Saida • Sétif • Sidi Bel Abbès Province • Skikda • Souk Ahras • Tamanrasset • Tébessa • Tiaret • Tindouf • Tipaza • Tissemsilt • Tizi Ouzou • Tlemcen | |
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