Mazouna

Mazouna stands in the hills of western Algeria, above the lower Chelif country. Known for its scholars and its school of Islamic law, the town also served as an early seat of the western beys under the Regency of Algiers. In 1701 the provincial capital moved to Mascara, farther inland. Mazouna nevertheless retained its reputation as a centre of learning, where students gathered around teachers of law and religion long after the departure of the beys.