Akbou
Sign in to saveAkbou (, ) is a town in the Kabylie region in northern Algeria in Béjaïa Province. It is a growing city with a population of 52,300 in 2008.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Akbou
- Settlement.native_name
- اقبوⴰⵇⴱⵓ
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Aanu380k.jpg
- Settlement.image_map
- DZ 06 Akbou.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Algeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Béjaïa
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 52.18
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2008
- Settlement.population_total
- 52300
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 280
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
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Akbou (, ) is a town in the Kabylie region in northern Algeria in Béjaïa Province. It is a growing city with a population of 52,300 in 2008.
==History== The modern town of Akbou was established by the French in 1874. However, the area was occupied in ancient times by the Romans and contains a Roman mausoleum in the middle of the Soummam valley.
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