Tighilt
Village in Bejaia Province, Algeria
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Tighilt Arabic: تيغيلت is a small village within Mahfouda village, Bouhamza, Béjaïa, Algeria. It is located just South of Tighilt n'Trahi.
Tighilt
تيغيلت | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Tighilt Village in Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 36°26′34″N 4°38′54″E | |
| Province | Bejaia Province |
| District | Seddouk District |
| Commune | Bouhamza |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.08 km2 (0.031 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 06031 |
The village's name is Kabyle and translates as 'The small hill' [1]
In Tighilt there is a mosque - Tighit Mosque (مسجد تيغيت), and on the W35 at 36.4425892, 4.6495279 is the village shop, Chez Si Lahlou Oumerzoug (Tahanut n Si Lahlou), which opened in 1984 and sold vegetables, kitchen items and dairy products. The shop was a community hub and during the 1980s, the villagers met at the shop to play board games such as Taxxatemt and Acarreg n Lehlawat. The shop later sold phone accessories.[2]
In Tighilt is the Cimetière n les Bezzou, which is opposite a mosque and the Cimetière n Tighilt.[3]