Teniet El Abed () is a town in the Aurès Mountains of north-eastern Algeria. As of 2008 it had a population of 11,338 people. It is located along National Route 49, south of Batna, northeast of Biskra, and west of Khenchela.
History On January 4, 2003. the Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat (GSPC) ambushed a military convoy at Teniet El-Abed, killing 43 soldiers and wounding 19.
Villages The commune of Teniet El Abed consists of 25 localities
Aïn Bendou Bali (or Baâli) Boughrara Draa Taga Guerza Halaoua Fedj El Kadi Khirbèche Hidous Lakhouada M'Zatra Moulia Ouassas Ouled Azzous Ouled Malem Ouled Si Abbès Sara Tafrount Tanakaret Taouzient El Kantara Tazourit Tchaghat Teniet El Abed Tizougaghine Tizribine Tleth
Notable people Omar Derdour, figure of the Algerian War of Independence (1913-2009) Jean Servier -ethnologist
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