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Mekla ⵎⴽⵍⴰ/ⵎⴽⵍɛ
Commune and town
Sidi M'hamed Ouali (Mekla)
Mekla
Coordinates: 36°41′N 4°16′E / 36.683°N 4.267°E / 36.683; 4.267
Country	Algeria
Province	Tizi Ouzou Province
Population
• Total	24,237
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Mekla is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.

Villages

The commune of Mekla is composed of 22 villages: Agouni Bouafir, Thala n'Taoueche, Aït Aich, Aït Mansour, Aït Mekki, Aït Moussa, Amazul, Bouzahrir, Chaib, Chaoufa, Djemaa Saharidj, Igoulfane, Laghrous, Lazib, Mahmoud, Maouya, Mekla, Mesloub, Taliouine, Tigrine, Taourirt Adene, Tizi n Terga.

Economy

According to a source, Mekla possesses many water sources such as Tala Mezyant, Tala Megren, Tala Mumen and many more.

Sport

Mekla possess a small Amateur football club called CRB Mekla (Chabab Riadi Baladiat Mekla) they train in a public stadium next to the town's middle school.

History

An English guidebook published in 1891 notes that the town of Mekla was destroyed during an insurrection and replaced by a new French-built village nearby.

References

1. Recensement 2008 de la population algérienne, wilaya de Tizi Ouzou, sur le site de l'ONS.
2. "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
3. "SGG Algérie". www.joradp.dz. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
4. Hassiba, Abbassene (2009). Artisanat en Kabylie (in French). Edition El-Amel. p. 66. ISBN 978-9947-30-006-0.
5. "Fiche du club: Chabab Riadi Baladiat Mekla (CRB Mekla) - Ligue de Football de la Wilaya de Tizi-Ouzou". www.lfwto.dz. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
6. Playfair, Sir Robert Lambert; Murray (Firm), John (1891). Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and Tunis ... J. Murray. p. 145.

v t e Tizi Ouzou Province
Capital: Tizi Ouzou
Districts	Aïn El Hammam Azazga Azzefoun Béni Douala Béni Yenni Boghni Bouzeguène Draâ Ben Khedda Draâ El Mizan Iferhounène Larbaâ Nath Irathen Maâtka Makouda Mekla Ouadhia Ouafic Ouaguenoun Tigzirt Tizi Gheni Tizi Ouzou Tizi Rached
Communes	Abi Youcef Agouni Gueghrane Aghrib Aïn El Hammam Aïn Zaouia Ath Aissa Mimoun Aït Aggouacha Aït Bouaddou Aït-Boumahdi Aït Chafâa Aït Khelili Aït Mahmoud Aït Oumalou Aït Toudert Aït Yahia Aït Yahia Moussa Akbil Akerrou Assi Youcef Azazga Azeffoun Béni-Aïssi Beni Douala Beni-yenni Beni-Zekki Béni-Zmenzer Boghni Boudjima Bounouh Bouzeguene Draâ Ben Khedda Draâ El Mizan Freha Frikat Iboudraren Idjeur Iferhounène Ifigha Iflissen Illilten Illoula Oumalou Imsouhal Irdjen Larbaâ Nath Irathen Mâatkas Makouda Mechtras Mekla Mizrana M'Kira Ouacifs Ouadhia Ouaguenoun Sidi Nâamane Souk El Thenine Souamâa Tadmaït Tigzirt Timizart Tirmitine Tizi Ghenif Tizi N'Tleta Tizi Ouzou Tizi Rached Yakouren Yattafène Zekri

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