Tighilt

Tighilt
تيغيلت
Village
Tighilt
Village in Algeria
Coordinates: 36°26′34″N 4°38′54″E / 36.44278°N 4.64833°E / 36.44278; 4.64833
ProvinceBejaia Province
DistrictSeddouk District
CommuneBouhamza
Area
 • Total
0.08 km2 (0.031 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
06031

Tighilt Arabic: تيغيلت is a small village within Mahfouda village, Bouhamza, Béjaïa, Algeria. It is located just South of Tighilt n'Trahi.

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]

References

  1. ^ Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982). Dictionnaire kabyle-français [Kabyle-French Dictionary] (in French) (2nd ed.). Leuven: Peeters Publishers. ISBN 9782852971431.
  2. ^ Abdelmadjid Amghar, 2014
  3. ^ studio, Afnane. "Prayer times - L'DJAMA3 N'TIGHILT". Masjidway. Retrieved 2026-03-15.