Tigzirt, the classical Iomnium, is a small town on the coast of northeast Algeria in Tizi Ouzou Province. It has a sleepy demeanor and attracts many tourists especially in summer from all over the country.
Tigzirt | |
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Commune and town | |
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  Tigzirt | |
| Coordinates: 36°53′20″N 5°07′30″E / 36.888889°N 5.125°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Tizi Ouzou Province |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,609 sq mi (4,168 km2) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 11,962 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Name
editTigzirt's name derives from the Kabyle word for "island", Tigzirt.[1]
History
editThe town was established as a Phoenician colony on a small and easily defended peninsula. Under the Romans, Iomnium was a small port town.
The modern town of Tigzirt was founded in 1888[2]
Tourism
editThe ruins of a Christian basilica from the 5th century or 6th century are there, situated in the middle of Tigzirt.
The beach is only average in its appeal, as it is stony. It is sheltered and tucked beneath the hills which separate it from Tizi-Ouzou. A local tourist office is open in the summer months and there are lodging quarters at the Hotel el Awres on main street. A few kilometers to the east is located the more upscale Hotel Mizrana.[3]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Lipiński (2004), p. 397–9.
- ^ Gavault, Pierre (1897). Étude sur les ruines romaines de Tigzirt (in French). E. Leroux. p. 1.
- ^ Tigzirt, Morocco, Algeria, & Tunisia, Geoff Crowther and Hugh Finlay, Lonely Planet, 2nd Edition, April 1992, p. 291.
Bibliography
edit- Lipiński, Edward (2004), Itineraria Phoenicia, Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta, No. 127, Studia Phoenicia, Vol. XVIII, Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters, ISBN 9789042913448.
36°54′N 4°07′E / 36.900°N 4.117°E
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