Ait Bouada
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Ait Bouada is a town in north central Algeria. The town is located in Kabylie, about 130 kilometres east of Algiers.
Ait Bouada is at an elevation of ~500 meters (~1650 ft).
Population
Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims and speak Kabyle as their first language.
History
The town was mentioned by the French as early as 1846[1]
1846. The name of the town was spelled as B. Bou Ada
Following the colonisation of Algeria by the French, a lot of its inhabitants fled the region to Syria.
References
Coordinates: 36°41′52″N 4°24′35″E / 36.6977°N 4.4098°E
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