Beni Ourtilane

Beni Ourtilane (in Kabyle: At wertilan) is a town and commune in Setif Province, Kabylie in north-eastern Algeria.[1]

Beni Ouartilene
At wertilan (Ith Warthirane)
أيت ورثيلان
Commune and town
Beni Ouartilene is located in Algeria
Beni Ouartilene
Beni Ouartilene
Coordinates: 36.4333°N 4.9°E / 36.4333; 4.9
Country Algeria
ProvinceSetif Province
DistrictBeni Ourtilane District
Area
  Total28 sq mi (73 km2)
Population
 (2008)
  Total10,591
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

The city is mainly Kabyle.

Notable people

  • Fodil El Ouartilani, Algerian independence activist and advisor to Imam Yahya of Yemen
  • Hocine El Ouartilani, Islamic scholar and travel writer

References

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


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