Azeffoun
Azeffoun | |
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Commune and town | |
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  Azeffoun | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′N 04°25′E / 36.900°N 4.417°ECoordinates: 36°54′N 04°25′E / 36.900°N 4.417°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Tizi Ouzou Province |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Cap Corbelin Lighthouse  | |
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| Constructed | 1905[1] |
| Foundation | masonry base |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 16 m (52 ft)[1] |
| Shape | cylindrical rower with balcony and lantern[3] |
| Markings | white tower, grey lantern |
| Operator | Office Nationale de Signalisation Maritime |
| Focal height | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Light source | main power |
| Range | 22 nmi (41 km; 25 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (2+1) WR 15s.[2] |
Azeffoun, the classical Rusazus and colonial Port Gueydon, is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria, located on Cape Corbelin 64 km (40 mi) north-east of Tizi Ouzou.[4] The economy of the town of Azeffoun is based on tourism, fishing, and agriculture.
Geography[]
The area of the municipality of Azeffoun is 126.66 km2 (49 sq mi). Mount Tamgout, the cliffs to its south, rise about 500 m (1,600 ft). It had a population of 16,096 inhabitants in 1998 and 17,435 inhabitants in 2008.
Azeffoun is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the north, the town of Aït Chafâa on the east, and the common Akerrou, Aghrib in the south and Iflissen in the west. The town is located 64 km (40 mi) north-east of Tizi Ouzou and 83 km (52 mi) western of Bejaia.
Villages in the commune of Azeffoun[]
- Iagachene
- Tiouidiouine
- At Rhuna (Ait Rhouna)
- Cheurfa
- At Lḥusin (Ait Lhocine)
- Iḥanucen (Ihanouchene)
- Tazaɣart (Tazaghart)
- Amriɣ (Amrigh)
- At Sidi Yeḥya (Ait Sidi Yahia)
- Nath Ouaissa (Ait Ouaissa)
- Mlaṭa Iɛeggacen (M'latta Iagachene)
- Mlaṭa (Mlatta cité)
- Isumaten (Issoumatene)
- Zituna (Zitouna)
- Tiza
- Lxibya (El Khibia)
- At Yillul (Ait Illoul)
- Kanis
- Tala Ḥadid
- Iɛbac (Iabache)
- Tagemunt n Yeɛbac (Taguemount Iâvache)
- Ɛcuba (Achouba)
- At Warẓiq (Ait Ouarzik)
- At Wandlus (Ait Ouandelous)
- Tifrest
- At Naɛim (Ait Naiem)
- Ijanaten (Idjanaten)
- Qirya (Kiria)
- Azeffun
- Bezerqa (Bezerka)
- Iḥemziwen (Ihamziouene)
- Iberhuten (Iberhoutene)
- Imuluden (Imouloudene)
- Tagemunt n Wedrar (Taguemount Boudrar)
- Lqelɛa (El Kelâa)
- Tidmimin
- Ɣerru (Gherrou)
- Iɣil Leɣzel (Ighil Leghzel)
- Taẓebbujt n Tiza (Tazebojt n Tiza)
- Imidiqsen (Imidiksen)
- Laɛzib Saḥel (Lazib Sahel)
- Agni n Riḥan (Agouni n Rihane)
- Taɛinṣert (Taincert)
- Tifezwin (Tifezouine)
- Timluka (Timlouka)
- Aɣulid (Aghoulid)
- Sidi Qurci (Sidi Korchi)
- Cote Bitar
- Ait chaffa
- Tafraout
- Ighil Mehni
- Jemha
- Tagarcifth
History[]
The Phoenicians and Carthaginians established a fortress south of as part of their chain of colonies between the Strait of Gibraltar and their homelands. They named the cape and its settlement RŠZ (Phoenician: