Damous is a town and commune in

Tipaza Province Tipaza or Tipasa (, ''Tibaza'', older ''Tefessedt'') is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') on the coast of Algeria, Its capital is Tipaza, 50 km west of Algiers, the capital of Algeria, and 70 km east of Mahelma Forest, with a pop ...

in northern

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. 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

History

The origin of the village dates back to a very distant period. It was once a trading post or a small port of Phoenician cabotage called Cartili before becoming the ancient Carcome of the Romans. The construction of the colonial village, Dupleix, dates back to the end of the nineteenth century in 1896. It naturally expanded with the construction of a town hall, a school with two classes, a wash house, A church, a bridge crossing the Wadi Damous and the barracks for the garrison. In 1896, during the colonization, the city is named Dupleix and is part of the department of Algiers. After independence, it takes the name of Damous.Atlas de l'Algérie 1830-1960, Éditions Archives & Culture, février 2011, 80 p. (, According to the elders of the village Dâ; Grandfather in kabyle; And Mous; The first name Moussa; Will give its name to this locality and to the

wadi Wadi ( ; ) is a river valley or a wet (ephemerality, ephemeral) Stream bed, riverbed that contains water only when heavy rain occurs. Wadis are located on gently sloping, nearly flat parts of deserts; commonly they begin on the distal portion ...

which crosses it

References

Communes of Tipaza Province Tipaza Province {{Tipaza-geo-stub