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==Notable people==
==Notable people==
* [[Youcef Zighoud]]
* [[Djamel Mesbah]] - [[Algeria]]n international [[Association football|footballer]] who played at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]
* [[Djamel Mesbah]] - [[Algeria]]n international [[Association football|footballer]] who played at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]



Revision as of 02:35, 26 December 2012

Zighoud Youcef
Commune and town
Country Algeria
ProvinceConstantine Province
Population
 (1998)
 • Total31,101
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Zighoud Youcef is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 31,101.[1] The town was formerly known as Smendou, and was renamed to its current name in honor of Youcef Zighoud, a guerrilla leader who was killed fighting for Algerian independence against the French.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Statoids
  2. ^ Youcef Zighoud Personnalités algériennes; Zoom-Algerie.com, Retrieved January 11, 2012.

36°32′N 6°43′E / 36.533°N 6.717°E / 36.533; 6.717