Béni Ourtilane District

Coordinates: 36°26′N 4°54′E / 36.433°N 4.900°E / 36.433; 4.900
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Béni Ourtilane District
Asun n At wertiran
دائرة بني ورثيلان
Municipalities
4

Béni Ourtilane (or At Wartiran as it is called by its native

Bordj Bou Arreridj. It was originally part of the Sétif Province when Algeria got its independence in 1962 but it became part of the Béjaïa Province in 1975. However, in 1985 it returned to become a part of the Sétif Province.[1]

Municipalities

Béni Ourtilane consists of four municipalities:

Transport

Due to its remote location in the Babor Mountains, Béni Ourtilane is only accessible by one road, National Route 74.

Notable people

  • Cheikh Lhocine El Ouartilani
  • Cheikh Fodil El Ouartilani
  • Yahia Ait Hamoudi ben Abdellah Ait Hamoudi
  • Abdellah ben Yahia Ait Hamoudi
  • El Mouloud El Hafedi

References

  1. ^ "Kabylie de at Wartilan : La kabyle: Images, histoire, origine ... !".