Lazharia

Lazharia
Ain Lellou
Commune and town

lazharia, 2006
Lazharia
Coordinates: DZ 35°36′14″N 1°33′35″E / 35.60389°N 1.55972°E / 35.60389; 1.55972
Country  Algeria
Province Tissemsilt Province
Population (2008)
  Total 8,071
Time zone CET (UTC+1)

Lazharia is a town, commune and daïra in Tissemsilt Province in northern Algeria. It is located about 74km west of Tissemsilt and at 45 km of Chlef.

The daïra of Lazharia consists of three communes: Lazharia, Boucaid and Larbaa [1]

The city is located at about 1000m above sea level on the western flanc of the Ouarsenis mountains. The city is populated mainly by berbere tribes: Beni Hendel and Beni Boukhanous.

References

  1. "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

Coordinates: 35°56′14″N 1°33′36″E / 35.93722°N 1.56000°E / 35.93722; 1.56000

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