Village Talbent, Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria
While driving from the village of Djebla to Beni-ksila then to Yakouren, my wife and I ended up driving the long way: West, South, East, then South West to get to Yakouren. Our departure was Djebla, an old kabyl village set on a top of hill. Only five families still live there. Among the residents, we met Da Hmed, an 84-year-old man with many stories that date back before the Algerian War of independence.
When we reached the down of Zikri, we did not stop. Then we saw a sign that indicated we got to Talbent, a village we had never heard of her before. A few meters later, a beautiful fountain and a clean bus shelter appeared in front of us. We passed it, but then drove back to see this unusual thing in Kabylia: Cleanliness. There was even a one-way sign (Sens Interdit that you can see next the bus shleter in the third picture).
A farmer driving a tractor stopped by and told us we should visit the village. We did and we were pleasantly surprised: As you can see from the pictures below, the village has road signs and recycling bins. There was no trash or garbage in the streets. I even saw plants and flowers next to houses.
What a difference when one compares it to the other villages in the area where citizens throw their garbage on the roads.
Enjoy
When we reached the down of Zikri, we did not stop. Then we saw a sign that indicated we got to Talbent, a village we had never heard of her before. A few meters later, a beautiful fountain and a clean bus shelter appeared in front of us. We passed it, but then drove back to see this unusual thing in Kabylia: Cleanliness. There was even a one-way sign (Sens Interdit that you can see next the bus shleter in the third picture).
A farmer driving a tractor stopped by and told us we should visit the village. We did and we were pleasantly surprised: As you can see from the pictures below, the village has road signs and recycling bins. There was no trash or garbage in the streets. I even saw plants and flowers next to houses.
What a difference when one compares it to the other villages in the area where citizens throw their garbage on the roads.
Enjoy
Djebla --> Beni-Ksila - Zekri - Talbent - Yakouren
