Akbou
| Akbou اقبو ⴰⵇⴱⵓ |
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 28 ′ N , 4 ° 32 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Algeria | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | DZ-06 | ||
| height | 280 m | ||
| Residents | 38,291 (2008) | ||
 Akbou - Town Hall (mairie)
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Akbou ( Arabic اقبو, Kabyle ⴰⵇⴱⵓ) is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants, while the main town of a municipality in the Kabylia with over 60,000 inhabitants in the province of Bejaia in northern Algeria .
Location and climate
Bejaia is located in the Little Kabylia about 70 km (driving distance) southwest of the provincial capital Bejaia in the valley of the Oued Soummam , which is only about 3 km south of the village through the confluence of two source rivers. Akbou is at an altitude of about 260 to 300 m . The climate is temperate to warm; the rain, which is abundant by Algerian standards (approx. 660 mm / year), falls mainly in the winter months.
population
| year | 1977 | 1987 | 1998 | 2008 |
| Residents | approx. 15,000 | approx. 25,000 | 32,791 | 38.291 |
Since the 1960s, Akbou has seen strong immigration of Berber families from rural Algeria. One speaks Kabyle , Arabic and French .
economy
The area around Abou is largely agricultural. Traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds have settled in the city itself. A significant petrochemical industry has emerged in the last decades of the 20th century .
history
The valley of the Oued Soummam was already roamed by hunters and gatherers in prehistoric times ; later nomads came and then the first settlements arose. A mausoleum (qoubba) for a Romanized Numid by the name of Firmus was probably built in late Roman times . The Arab conquest of the Maghreb and the early Berber dynasties of North Africa ( Almoravids , Almohads and Merinids ), which invaded from Morocco , left no traces. The valley of Soummam was ruled by the Hammadids and Constantine ; Around the year 1510, the kingdom or sultanate of Beni Abbes , which existed until 1872, was established here , but which perished after armed conflicts with the French colonial power.
Attractions
- The mausoleum, resembling a cube in plan and elevation , rises on a ridge. The exact dates of its creation and even the purpose of the structure are unknown and the subject of much speculation.
- In the village itself there is a grave for a Turkish official.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Akbou - population development
- ↑ Akbou - map with altitude information
- ↑ Akbou - climate diagrams
- ↑ Akbou - history etc. ( Memento of the original from May 16, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
