Toudert
Village in Béjaïa Province, Algeria
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Toudert Arabic: تودرت Kabyle: Tudert is a village in Bouhamza Commune, Seddouk District, Béjaïa Province, Algeria. It is located South of Bouhitem and West of Mahfouda.[1]
Toudert
تودرت Tudert | |
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Village | |
  Toudert Village in Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 36°27′07″N 4°35′52″E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Béjaïa Province |
| District | Seddouk District |
| Commune | Bouhamza |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 538 m (1,765 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 06031 |
The villages name is Kabyle and translates as "the elevated place".[2][3]
The village contains two cemeteries – Cimetière des Toudert and Cimetière des Martyrs and two mosques – Mosquée Toudert and Mosquée Tala Abdellah.
Several smaller villages make up the village of Touddart; they were built by the villagers on their ancestral lands. They are;
Tazribt Ichaâbanène, Taouint u Meḥaoud, Tighbit, and Tala Abdellah.[4]
History
The village is one of the oldest villages of the Ait Aidel tribe. It is shown on a 1908 map as 'Toudart'.[5]
It was formerly called Aourir u Aidel meaning "the hill of Aidel".[6][7]
List of martyrs of the village in the Algerian War;
Aʿneq Lʿari
Awswidan Ahmed
Oubɣa Lḥsen
Oubɣa Yaqut
Iyeh Melud
Iyeh Maʿbed Echerif
Iyeh ʿIsa
Iyeh Idris
Iyeh Aqqi
Iyeh ʿAli
Iyeh ʿAli
Iyeh Ḥlima
Iyeh Muthen
Iyeh Ṭayyeb
Iyeh Salem
Iyeh Eṭṭaher
Beladi Mohamed
Ben Oubɣa Idris
Boumessʿud
ʿUṭiya ʿAmar
ʿUṭiya Yaḥya
ʿUṭiya ʿAbdallah
ʿUṭiya Eṭṭayyeb
ʿUṭiya Waʿli
Tirthunt Arzeg
Tirthunt El‑Bachir
Tirthunt Bouzian
Tirthunt Bouʿlam
Ḥaddad Mohamed
Deḥmun Arzeg
Deḥmun Es‑Saʿid
Refah Kamal
Refah El‑ʿAmri
Refah Maʿruf
Refah El‑Mehdi
Refah Echerif
Refah ʿAlaoua
Refah Idris
Refah Aqqi
Refah ʿAli
Refah ʿAli
Chayeb Ḥlima
Chayeb Muthen
Chayeb Bʿid
Chayeb Salem
Chayeb Belqasem (called ʿAlaoua)
Chayeb Bouzian
Chayeb ʿAbdelqader
Chayeb Eṣ‑Ṣediq
Chayeb Eṣ‑Ṣediq
Chayeb Sabri
Chayeb El‑Mehdi
Chayeb El‑Mehdi
ʿUthman Ismaʿil
Fourm Beyder
Lwar Beydris
Lwar ʿAbdallah
Mezri Mohamed
Meḍyuʿ El‑Mulud
Mehawed Salem
Mehawed Ahmed
Mehawed Beydris
Mefḍoul El‑ʿIfa
Mefḍoul El‑Hashmi
Mefḍoul Echerif
Mefḍoul El‑Ḥusayn
Mefḍoul Maḥmud
Mefḍoul Leḥlu
Mefḍoul Malik
Mefḍoul Ahmed
Mefḍoul El‑ʿArbi
Mefḍoul El‑Hashmi ben Aḥsen
Mefḍoul Salem ben Bouzian
Mefḍoul Salem ben Mukhtar
Mefḍoul Salem
Mefḍoul Bliṭ
Mezɣena Mohamed
Mezɣena Ibrahim
Mezɣena (called Aqqi)
Mezɣena Rabieʿ
Mezɣena ben ʿAli
ʿAmmar Mefḍoula
Oudadi Aqqi
Oudadi Idris
Oudadi Waʿli
Oudadi Maḥfud
Oudadi Mizan
Oudadi El‑Ḥfi
Imi Yaqut
Agriculture
Olives are the main form of agriculture in Toudert, with the fields being home to olive trees, fig trees and prickly pear trees. There is also fruit tree cultivation, such as grapevines, apricots, orange trees and medlar trees.