Country Algeria Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Monday 3:51 PM | District Sour El-Ghozlane Population 50,120 (2008) | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 47% Humidity | ||
Sour El-Ghozlane (or Souk El Ghoziane) is a town and commune in Algeria's central-northern, just-landlocked Bouïra Province.
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Map of Sour El-Ghozlane, Algeria
According to the 1998 census it has a population of 42,179.
History
It is the location of the Roman city Auzia, in the province Mauretania Caesariensis. The name Auzia is still used as a Roman Catholic titular bishopric. During France's colonization of Algeria until the Algerian independence, the city was known as Aumale and it was the seat of the prefecture of Aumale département.
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