Aïn Yagout
Aïn Yagout | |
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| Nicknames: The City of Fog, Yagout | |
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| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Batna |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (West Africa Time) |
| Website | ain-yagout.fr.gd |
Aïn Yagout (Arabic: عين ياقوت · chaoui: ⵜⴰⴳⵓⵜ) is an Algerian community in Villa Batna, 35 km northeast of Batna and 75 km southwest of Constantine.
Location
[edit | edit source]The territory of Aïn Yagout is located to the northeast of the wilaya of Batna.
Towns of the municipality
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The city of Aïn Yagout was a village located around a fountain. Previously it 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 erected a gendarmerie barracks near the fountain.
Aïn Yagout was granted commune status on January 12, 1957.
Toponymie
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Demographic evolution
[edit | edit source]| 1966 | 1977 | 1984 | 1998 | 2008 |
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| 4 358 | 5 220 | 7 000 | 8 988 | 10 856 |
Festivals
[edit | edit source]- Yennayer or Yennar (Amazigh New Year).
- Thafsouth (The beginning of spring)
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