 The fertile land in the Soummam valley was destined for settlement and shortly afterwards was established in 1874.Akbou is located in the upper Soummam River valley on the eastern flank of the Djurdjura Mountain.It is bounded to the north by Ouzellaguen, east by the Soummam River, which separates it from the commune of Amalou, south-east by the Wadi Sahel, locally called "assif abbas", which separates it from the communes of Ait R'Zine, to the south by Tazmalt, to the west by the municipality of Ighram and north-west by the town of Chellata.