Zighoud Youcef (commune)

Zighoud Youcef
Commune and town
Country	Algeria
Province	Constantine Province
Population  (2008)
• Total	28,764
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

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]

Notable people

• Djamel Mesbah – Algerian international footballer who played at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

References

External links

• Media related to Zighoud Youcef (Constantine) at Wikimedia Commons

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Constantine Province

Constantine District

• Constantine

Aïn Abid District

• Aïn Abid
• Ben Badis

El Khroub District

• El Khroub
• Aïn Smara
• Ouled Rahmoun

Hamma Bouziane District

• Hamma Bouziane
• Didouche Mourad

Ibn Ziad District

• Ibn Ziad
• Messaoud Boudjeriou

Zighoud Youcef District

• Zighoud Youcef
• Béni Hamidane

36°32′N 6°43′E / 36.533°N 6.717°E / 36.533; 6.717

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