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Tizi is a town and commune in Mascara Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 10,915.
Coordinates: 35°19′N 0°04′E / 35.317°N 0.067°E / 35.317; 0.067
Tizi Ouzou (in Algerian arabic: تيزي وزو, in Amazigh: Tizi-Uzezzu / ) is a city in north central Algeria. It is the capital and largest city of Tizi Ouzou Province.
The name comes from the Kabylian Berber Tizi n Uzezzu and is pronounced Tizuzzu, commonly Tizi which means the "hill", while Azezzu means the "broom" (the preposition n "of" is not pronounced here). That is why the city is often referred to as "The hills of broom" (French Le col des genêts).
The city in north central Algeria. It is the capital and largest city[citation needed] of Tizi Ouzou Province.
This city is located in the heart of Kabylia. It is 102.36 square kilometres (39.52 sq mi) in area. Tizi Ouzou is located in the valley of Wadi Sébaou. It is surrounded by mountains. The city is at an altitude of 200 metres (660 ft). The city is bounded on the north by Mount Belloua which rises to 850 metres (2,790 ft) above sea level. A portion of the old city of Tizi Ouzou (known as the High City) backed the east slopes of the mountain. At the top of the mountain Belloua lies the village of Redjaouna. The latter is attached to the town of Tizi Ouzou.