Aïn_Yagout

Aïn Yagout

Aïn Yagout

Place in Batna, Algeria

Aïn Yagout (Arabic: عين ياقوت · chaoui: ⵜⴰⴳⵓⵜ) is an Algerian community in Villa Batna, 35 km northeast of Batna and 75 km southwest of Constantine.

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Location

The territory of Aïn Yagout is located to the northeast of the wilaya of Batna.

Towns of the municipality

The communities of Aïn Yagout are made up of 10 localities:

  • Thagout
  • Dahr Azem
  • El Malha
  • Tehawit
  • Ayath Mloule
  • Bir Ammar
  • Draa Boultif
  • Gabel
  • Mechta Chorfa
  • Theniet Saïda

History

The city of Aïn Yagout was a village located around a fountain. Previously it was called Douar Sidi Ali.

In 1873, the French army decided to make it a place of cantonment. After a massive exodus of residents from neighboring villages to these places, the French erected a gendarmerie barracks near the fountain.

Aïn Yagout was granted commune status on January 12, 1957.

Toponymie

The name of the town Ain Yagout is an arabized toponym formed by two components: عين Aïn meaning "source" and the suffix ياقوت Yakout (or Yagout) meaning "ruby" or "hyacinth" but the origin of the appellation is Tamazight Berber Thagouth ⵜⴰⴳⵓⵜ meaning "fog"

Demography

Demographic evolution

the population of
1966 1977 1984 1998 2008
4 358 5 220 7 000 8 988 10 856

Festivals

  • Yennayer or Yennar (Amazigh New Year).
  • Thafsouth (The beginning of spring)


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