Tizi Ouzou
Tizi Ouzou Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (Berber: Tizi Wezzu or Thizi Wezzu, ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵡⴻⵣⵓ ) is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria and is the capital and largest city of Tizi Ouzou Province. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region behind Béjaïa. Etymology The name comes from the Kabyle phrase Tizi Wezzu and is pronounced quickly Thiziwzzu, commonly Tizi or Thizi which means the "mountain pass", while Azzu means the "Forsythia" (the preposition n / en, which means: "of / related to", is not pronounced here), hence the city is often referred to as "The gap of Forsythia" Friction Islamists looted, and burned to the ground, a Pentecostal church on 9 January 2010. The pastor was quoted as saying that worshipers fled when local police left a gang of local rioters unchecked. Geography This city is located in the heart of Kabylie. It is 102.36 square kilometres (39.52 sq mi) in area. Tizi...