Ouled Hamla

Aïn Zitoun
Commune and town
Aïn Zitoun
Coordinates: Coordinates: 36°05′N 6°28′E / 36.083°N 6.467°E / 36.083; 6.467
Country	Algeria
Province	Oum El Bouaghi Province
Population  (1998)
• Total	5,993
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Ouled Hamla (In Arabic أولاد حملة) is a town located in Daira of Ain M'lila - Wilaya d Oum El Bouaghi - Algeria.

Bordered on the north-west by the municipality of Teleghma (wilaya of Mila), the Commune south-west by the municipality of (wilaya of Constantine) to North-east, and by Ain M'lila south-east. The commune of Ouled Hamla covers an area of 152 km ². The population is estimated at 11,546 inhabitants, or a density of 75.96 inhabitants km².

The main crops have been maintained over the centuries, including cereal, including wheat and barley. Other important agricultural products include potato, tomato, pepper, carrot ... etc.

Etymology[]

From about 1830 to 1962, the name of Ouled Hamla was Bertaux, for the name of a French colonel who lived there during the French colonization.

The word ouled means "sons of" in Maghrebi Arabic.