Aïn Yagout

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Aïn Yagout
Nickname(s):  The City of Fog, Yagout
Aïn Yagout
Coordinates: 35°47′N 6°25′E / 35.783°N 6.417°E / 35.783; 6.417Coordinates: 35°47′N 6°25′E / 35.783°N 6.417°E / 35.783; 6.417
Country	Algeria
Province	Batna
Government
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)
Website	ain-yagout.fr.gd

Aïn Yaqout (Arabic: عين ياقوت · chaoui: ⵜⴰⴳⵓⵜ) is an Algerian community in Villa Batna, 35 km northeast of Batna and 75 km southwest of Constantine.

Location[]

The territory of Aïn Yagout is located to the northeast of the wilaya of Batna.

Towns of the municipality[]

The communities of Aïn Yagout are made up of 10 localities:

• Thagout
• Dahr Azem
• El Malha
• Tehawit
• Ayath Mloule
• Bir Ammar
• Draa Boultif
• Gabel
• Mechta Chorfa
• Theniet Saïda

History[]

The city of Aïn Yagout was a village located around a fountain (source of water from which the name was derived) composed essentially of [Who?]. Previously he was called Douar Sidi Ali.

In 1873, the French army decided to make it a place of cantonment. After a massive exodus of residents from neighboring villages to these places, the French decided to erect a gendarmerie barracks near the fountain

Aïn Yagout had the status of commune on January 12, 1957.

Toponymie[]

The name of the town ain yagout is an arabized toponym formed by two components: عين Aïn meaning "source" and the suffix ياقوت Yakout (or Yagout) meaning "ruby" or "hyacinth" but the origin of the appellation is Tamazight Berber Thagouth ⵜⴰⴳⵓⵜ meaning "fog"

Demography[]

Demographic evolution[]

Festivals[]

• Yennayer or Yennar (Amazigh New Year).
• Thafsouth (The beginning of spring).

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