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

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Mekla
Settlement.native_name
ⵎⴽⵍⴰ/ⵎⴽⵍɛ
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline
Sidi M'hamed Ouali à Bouzahrir Mekla.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Sidi M'hamed Ouali (Mekla)
Settlement.image_map
DZ 15 Mekla.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tizi Ouzou Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2008
Settlement.population_total
24,237
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.postal_code
15014

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
France
Located in
Mekla District
Population
24237
Elevation
325
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Capital of
Mekla District
Shares border with
Freha
Image
Sidi M'hamed Ouali à Bouzahrir Mekla.jpg
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postal code
15014
Commons category
Mekla
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Villages
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • History
  • References

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mekla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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