Ouled Hamla

Ouled Hamla (In Arabic أولاد حملة) is a town located in Daira of Ain M'lila - Wilaya d Oum El Bouaghi - Algeria.

Bordered on the north-west by the municipality of Teleghma (wilaya of Mila), the Commune Souk Naaman south-west by the municipality of Khroub (wilaya of Constantine) to North-east, and by Ain M'lila south-east. The commune of Ouled Hamla covers an area of 152 km ². The population is estimated at 11,546 inhabitants, or a density of 75.96 inhabitants km².

The main crops have been maintained over the centuries, including ereal, including wheat and barley. Other important agricultural products include potato, tomato, pepper, carrot ... etc.

Etymology

From about 1830 to 1962, the name of Ouled Hamla was Bertaux, for the name of a French colonel who lived there during the French colonization.

The word ouled means "sons of" in Maghrebi Arabic.

Coordinates: 36°05′N 6°28′E / 36.083°N 6.467°E / 36.083; 6.467

Oum El Bouaghi Province

Capital: Oum El Bouaghi

Districts	Aïn Babouche Aïn Beïda Aïn Fakroun Aïn Kechra Aïn M'Lila Dhalaâ F'Kirina Ksar Sbahi Meskiana Oum El Bouaghi Sigus Souk Naâmane

Communes	Oum el Bouaghi Aïn Babouche Aïn Beida Aïn Diss Aïn Fakroun Aïn Kercha Aïn M'lila Aïn Zitoun Behir Chergui Berriche Bir Chouhada D'hala El Amiria El Belala El Djazia El Fedjouz Boughrara Saoudi El Harmilia Fkirina Hanchir Toumghani Ksar Sbahi Meskiana Oued Nini Ouled Gacem Ouled Hamla Ouled Zouaï Rahia Sigus Souk Naamane Zorg

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, July 06, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.