# Tizert

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**Tizert** Arabic: تيزرت or **Tizekht** is a village in [Beni Maouche Commune](/source/Beni_Maouche), [Béni Maouche District](/source/B%C3%A9ni_Maouche_District), Northern [Algeria](/source/Algeria) in the [Béjaïa Province](/source/B%C3%A9ja%C3%AFa_Province).[1]

The village is located North of [Tachouaft](/source/Tachouaft) and [Taourirt](/source/Taourirt,_B%C3%A9ja%C3%AFa), and Southeast of Beni Dja'ad.

The etymology of the villages name is "the place of the olive tree"[2][3]

There is a marble war memorial in the village to the shuhadā (martyrs) who died in the [Algerian War](/source/Algerian_War).[4] There is also a mosque.[5]

Some local villagers have vandalised and desecrated graves in the cemetery.[6]

## History

The village dates back to the [Byzantine period](/source/Byzantine_North_Africa). The village [Tizekht Mosque](/source/Tizekht_Mosque) dates back to the 9th Century.[6]

During the [Ottoman period](/source/Ottoman_Empire) the village was burned seven times because the residents didn't pay taxes.[6]

The village was bombed three times by the French Army in the [Algerian War](/source/Algerian_War).[6]

There were three battles in the village, including the Battle of Ifri on April 24, 1957, the Battle of Achtoug in May 1957, and the Battle of Bouzdhguene. The village, along with Aguemoune also sheltered refugees.[6]

## References

1. ["Node: Tizert (4377707137)"](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4377707137). *OpenStreetMap*. 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2026-04-09.

1. Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982). *Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie*. Études ethno-linguistiques Maghreb-Sahara. Paris: Société d'Etudes Linguistiques et Anthropologiques de France. ISBN 978-2-85297-143-1.

1. Mammeri, Mouloud (1976). *Tajeṛṛumt n tmazigt: tantala taqbaylit*. Paris: Maspero. ISBN 978-2-7071-0843-2.

1. Mechouer, Omar. 2025.

1. MAWAQIT. ["Mosquée TIZEKHT"](https://mawaqit.net/). *MAWAQIT*. Retrieved 2026-04-23.

1. CHEKAR, Amar (2025-09-12). ["REPORTAGE : Le village Tizekht en quête de son histoire millineaire Algérie 62"](https://www.algerie62.dz/reportage-le-village-tizekht-en-quete-de-son-histoire-millineaire/) (in fr-FR). *Algérie 62*. Retrieved 2026-04-23.

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