Sour El-Ghozlane | |
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Commune and town | |
Coordinates: 36°8′50″N 3°41′26″E / 36.14722°N 3.69056°ECoordinates: 36°8′50″N 3°41′26″E / 36.14722°N 3.69056°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Bouïra Province |
District | Sour El-Ghozlane |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 50,120 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Sour El-Ghozlane (or Souk El Ghoziane) is a town and commune in Algeria's central-northern, just-landlocked Bouïra Province.
According to the 1998 census it has a population of 42,179.
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.