Teniet El Abed
Place in Batna, Algeria
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Teniet El Abed (Arabic: ثنية العابد) is a town in the Aurès Mountains of north-eastern Algeria. As of 2008 it had a population of 11,338 people. It is located along National Route 49, 59 kilometres (37 mi) south of Batna, 76 kilometres (47 mi) northeast of Biskra, and 122 kilometres (76 mi) west of Khenchela.
Teniet El Abed
ثنية العابد ⵜⵉⵙⵉⵏⵜ ⵍⵄⴻⴱⴷ | |
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  Teniet El Abed | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′49″N 6°11′26″E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Batna |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 11,338 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (West Africa Time) |
History
On January 4, 2003. the Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat (GSPC) ambushed a military convoy at Teniet El-Abed, killing 43 soldiers and wounding 19.[1]
Villages
The commune of Teniet El Abed consists of 25 localities[2]
- Aïn Bendou
- Bali (or Baâli)
- Boughrara
- Draa Taga
- Guerza
- Halaoua Fedj El Kadi
- Khirbèche
- Hidous
- Lakhouada
- M'Zatra
- Moulia
- Ouassas
- Ouled Azzous
- Ouled Malem
- Ouled Si Abbès
- Sara
- Tafrount
- Tanakaret
- Taouzient El Kantara
- Tazourit
- Tchaghat
- Teniet El Abed
- Tizougaghine
- Tizribine
- Tleth
Notable people
- Omar Derdour, figure of the Algerian War of Independence (1913-2009)
- Jean Servier -ethnologist[3]
