Zighoud Youcef (Arabic: زيغود يوسف) is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 28,764.[1] The town was formerly known as Smendou, and was renamed to its current name in honor of Youcef Zighoud, a guerrilla leader who was killed fighting for Algerian independence against the French.[2]
zighoud, youcef, commune, zighoud, youcef, arabic, زيغود, يوسف, town, commune, constantine, province, algeria, according, 2008, census, population, town, formerly, known, smendou, renamed, current, name, honor, youcef, zighoud, guerrilla, leader, killed, fight. Zighoud Youcef Arabic زيغود يوسف is a town and commune in Constantine Province Algeria According to the 2008 census it has a population of 28 764 1 The town was formerly known as Smendou and was renamed to its current name in honor of Youcef Zighoud a guerrilla leader who was killed fighting for Algerian independence against the French 2 Zighoud YoucefCommune and townCountry AlgeriaProvinceConstantine ProvincePopulation 2008 Total28 764Time zoneUTC 1 CET Notable people editDjamel Mesbah Algerian international footballer who played at the 2010 FIFA World CupReferences edit Statoids Youcef Zighoud Personnalites algeriennes Archived October 19 2011 at the Wayback Machine Zoom Algerie com Retrieved January 11 2012 External links edit nbsp Media related to Zighoud Youcef Constantine at Wikimedia Commons 36 32 N 6 43 E 36 533 N 6 717 E 36 533 6 717 nbsp This article about a location in Constantine Province is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zighoud Youcef commune amp oldid 1021035312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
