Damous

Damous
الداموس
Catula
Commune and town
Location of Damous within Tipaza Province
Location of Damous within Tipaza Province
Country Algeria
ProvinceTipaza Province
Population
 (1998)[1][2]
 • Total17,111
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Damous is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria.[3][4][5]

The territory of the commune of Damous is located northwest of the wilaya of Tipaza, about 70 km west of Tipaza, 50 km west of Cherchell and 55 km east of Ténès. At its creation in 1984, the municipality of Damous consists of seven localities:

  • Béni Hatita
  • Béni Zioui
  • Damous
  • Oued Harbil
  • Roff
  • Reggou
  • Remamène
  1. ^ Population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs
  2. ^ "SGG Algérie".
  3. ^ Dalila Ouitis, Concis de la toponymie et des noms de lieux de l'Algérie, Ed. Djoussour, Alger 2009
  4. ^ Achour Cheurfi, Dictionnaire des localités algériennes, Casbah Éditions, Alger 2011
  5. ^ "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Retrieved December 12, 2010.