Mekla

Mekla ⵎⴽⵍⴰ/ⵎⴽⵍɛ
Commune and town
Sidi M'hamed Ouali (Mekla)
Mekla
Coordinates: 36°41′N 4°16′E
Country	Algeria
Province	Tizi Ouzou Province
Population  (2008)
• Total	24,237 [1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Mekla is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.[2]

Villages

The commune of Mekla is composed of 22 villages: Agouni Bouafir, Thala n'Taoueche, Aït Aich, Aït Mansour, Aït Mekki, Aït Moussa, Amazul, Bouzahrir, Chaib, Chaoufa, Djemaa Saharidj, Igoulfane, Laghrous, Lazib, Mahmoud, Maouya, Mekla, Mesloub, Taliouine, Tigrine, Taourirt Adene, Tizi n Terga.[3]

Economy

According to a source, Mekla possesses many water sources such as Tala Mezyant, Tala Megren, Tala Mumen and many more.[4]

Sport

Mekla possess a small Amateur football club called CRB Mekla (Chabab Riadi Baladiat Mekla) they train in a public stadium next to the town's middle school.[5]

History

An English guidebook published in 1891 notes that the town of Mekla was destroyed during an insurrection and replaced by a new French-built village nearby.[6]

References

1. Recensement 2008 de la population algérienne, wilaya de Tizi Ouzou, sur le site de l'ONS.
2. "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
3. "SGG Algérie". www.joradp.dz. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
4. Hassiba, Abbassene (2009). Artisanat en Kabylie (in French). Edition El-Amel. p. 66. ISBN 978-9947-30-006-0.
5. "Fiche du club: Chabab Riadi Baladiat Mekla (CRB Mekla) - Ligue de Football de la Wilaya de Tizi-Ouzou". www.lfwto.dz. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
6. Playfair, Sir Robert Lambert; Murray (Firm), John (1891). Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and Tunis ... J. Murray. p. 145.