Akfadou

Place in Algeria

Akfadou ⴰⴽⴼⴰⴷⵓ أكفادو

Nickname: Athmensour

36°38′N 4°36′E / 36.633°N 4.600°E / 36.633; 4.600
Country	Algeria
Province	Bejaia
Area
• Total	42.01 km² (16.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	7,358
• Density	180/km² (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)

Akfadou is a commune in northern Algeria in the Béjaïa Province. This locale is noted for its local population of Barbary macaques, Macaca sylvanus.^[1]

Etymology

The name Akfadou is a contraction of the words "akfuḍ̣̣" and "aḍ̣̣U" which respectively mean "multiple or excess" and "wind". This name recalls the harsh climate in this region especially in winter when the cold winds gust and heavy snows often isolate small villages. During the exploration of Kabylia by the French occupation in 1850, the word Akfadou was translated as the top wind (French: cime au vent).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Economy

The Akfadou economy is based mainly on the retail and transport.

It is also characterized by agriculture based on polyculture and animal husbandry. The herd is made up of cattle, most of which are raised for dairy or meat production. Sheep and goats are also raised here.

References

C. Michael Hogan (2008) Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: Gouraya National Park (2006) Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine

Line notes

^ C. Michael Hogan, 2008
^ Ernest Carette, Explorations scientifique de l’Algérie, étude de la Kabylie proprement dite, 1849, p. 57.
^ V. A. Malte-Brun, Nouvelles annales des voyages, 1857, p. 304.
^ Baron Henri Aucapitaine, Le Pays et la société kabyle, 1837, p. 9