Tazoult District

 Tazoult District is a district of Batna Province, Algeria. The capital is Tazoult, a small city of 5,000 inhabitants.

Geography
It is 1200 m above sea level, and surrounded by Jebel Doufana and Oustili Mountains to the west and Jebel Tafrent to the south. Average temperature (°C) ranges from 5° in Winter to 26° in Summer though temperatures as high as 40° have been recorded.

Department
Since 1984, the commune of Tazoult consists of the following areas: The prison of Lambaesis was known for its harsh conditions and hosted Algerian nationalists the Algerian war of independence.
 * Boukha
 * Bouzène
 * Chaabet El Ghoul
 * Chenatif
 * Draa Ben Sebbah
 * Steward
 * Latrèche
 * Markouna
 * Merfeg Sidi Belkeir
 * Oued Bouhayoun
 * Oustilli
 * Tazoult
 * Tifiracine
 * Touafez

The current mayor is Cherif Guedouar who replaced long term mayor Moussa Fellah in 2012.

Toponymy
The name of Tazoult is a Berber word for khol in Tuareg or antimony in other Algerian or Moroccan variants.

Population

 * 1880 = 4732
 * 1966 = 64813
 * 1977 =9314
 * 1984 =11000
 * 1998 = 22114
 * 2008 = 27493

Municipalities

 * Tazoult
 * Ouyoun El Assafir