Boudouaou, during

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known as L'Alma (or Alma) is a town in the western part of

Boumerdès Boumerdès ( ar, بومرداس; Kabyle: Bumerdas; formerly ''Rocher Noir'') is the capital city of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea. It had a population of 28,500 in 1998 and 15,000 in 1987. Boumerdès is a s ...

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The original name is thought to be ''bou-dhou-aou'',

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for illuminator in reference to a small insect the size of a beetle which at night shows beautiful brilliant green light in its tail.

Archaeology

Several prehistoric vestiges were discovered during the period of occupation. With the arrival of the colonizers and the project of colonization on the lands of Boudouaou, many prehistoric vestiges under the occupation were discovered: rhinoceros bones house in the Musée de l'Homme in

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, a bronze axe, flint Retouched and prehistoric arrows are examples of discoveries already made.

Personalities

Rachid Mimouni Rachid Mimouni (In Arabic:رشيد ميموني) (20 November 1945 – 12 February 1995) was an Algerian writer, teacher and human rights activist. Mimouni wrote novels describing Algerian society in a realist style. He was threatened by ...

(An Algerian writer)

Politics

The town re-elected mayor Yahya Mahsas at the end of 2007 for 5 years, replaced by Mekki Hamoud in 2012.

Main cities

There are several villages in Boudouaou. The well known among them are: *LACACE ar لاصاص *BENADJAL ar بن عجال *GHOUALEM ar الغوالم *EL-NCHITE ar النشيط *BEN MERZOUGA ar بن مرزوقة *BEN YAMINA ar بن يامينة

History

French conquest

Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha The Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha in May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria, pitted the troupes coloniales under Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg against the troops of ''Beni Aïcha'' of the ''Igawawen''. Historical Conte ...

(1837) *

First Battle of Boudouaou The First Battle of Boudouaou in 25–26 May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria, pitted the troupes coloniales under Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg against the troops of Kabylia of the ''Igawawen''. Historical Context When Emi ...

(1837) *

First Battle of the Issers The First Battle of the Issers in May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria, pitted the troupes coloniales under General Perrégaux and Colonel Schauenburg against the troops of Kabylia of the ''Igawawen''. Background The ceasefire si ...

(1837) *

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(1871)

Algerian Revolution

Salafist terrorism

* 2006 Boudouaou bombing (8 August 2006)

Notable people

Ahmed Mahsas Ahmed Mahsas (November 17, 1923 – February 24, 2013) was an Algerian militant in the nationalist movement against French Algeria. Early life Ahmed Mahsas was born on 17 November 1923 in Boudouaou, Kabylia (now Boumerdès). He grew up in the ...

, Algerian politician and writer *

, Algerian writer * Walid Derrardja, Algerian footballer

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Boumerdès Province