Boumerdès ( ar, ولاية بومرداس, Kabyle: Tanebḍit n Bumerdas) is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
(''
wilaya
A wilayah ( ar, وَلاية, wālāya or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu and fa, ولایت, ''velâyat''; tr, vilayet) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", "province" or occasionally as "governorate". The word comes fr ...
Kabylia
Kabylia ('' Kabyle: Tamurt n Leqbayel'' or ''Iqbayliyen'', meaning "Land of Kabyles", '','' meaning "Land of the Tribes") is a cultural, natural and historical region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is part of th ...
region, between
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
and
Tizi-Ouzou
Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region after Bejaia.
History
Etymology
The name ''Tizi Ouzou' ...
, with its capital at the coastal city 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 ...
(formerly Rocher-Noir) just east of Algiers.
Administrative divisions
It is made up of 9
districts
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Baghlia
Baghlia (Arabic بغلية) is a town and commune in the Baghlia District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 15,854.
During the colonial period, it was given the name of Rébeval, after Napoleonic ...
Boudouaou
Boudouaou, during French colonialism known as L'Alma (or Alma) is a town in the western part of Boumerdès, Algeria. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea. Its population in 2008 was 56,398.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.
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Dellys
Dellys ( ar, دلّس, Berber: Delles) is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the Sebaou River. It is the district seat of the daïra of Dellys. The town ...
Khemis El Khechna
Khemis El-Khachna is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 46,965.
Geography
The town of Khemis el Kkhechna is built upon haouch belakehal, former property ...
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Naciria
''For the Sufi order of Tamegroute, Morocco see Nasiriyya.''
Naciria (Arabic الناصرية, Kabyle ''Leɛzib n Zeɛmum'') is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria, between Bordj Menaïel to the north and the m ...
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Thénia
Thénia (), sometimes written as ''Thenia'', with around 40,000 inhabitants, is the chief town in the daïra of the same name, in the wilaya of Boumerdès, in northern Algeria. Historically, the name is a contraction of ''Theniet Beni Aicha'' (ث ...
Communes
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Aafir
Aafir or Afir (Arabic: أعفير, Kabyle: ''Aɛfir'') is a town and commune located on the Mediterranean Sea within Dellys District, Boumerdès Province, northern Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of approximately 12,613. A ...
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Ammal
Ammal is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 8,567.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Ammal'' are:
History
French conquest
* Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha ( ...
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Baghlia
Baghlia (Arabic بغلية) is a town and commune in the Baghlia District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 15,854.
During the colonial period, it was given the name of Rébeval, after Napoleonic ...
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Ben Choud
Ben Choud is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 8,853.
History
* First Battle of the Issers
The First Battle of the Issers in May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria, ...
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Beni Amrane
Beni Amrane is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 21,452.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Beni Amrane'' are:
History
French conquest
* Expedition of the Col des B ...
Boudouaou
Boudouaou, during French colonialism known as L'Alma (or Alma) is a town in the western part of Boumerdès, Algeria. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea. Its population in 2008 was 56,398.Boudouaou-El-Bahri
Boudouaou-El-Bahri is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 10,512.
History
* First Battle of the Issers
The First Battle of the Issers in May 1837, during the French conquest o ...
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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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Bouzegza Keddara
Bouzegza Keddara is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria.
Population
According to the 1998 census it has a population of 8,484.
History
* First Battle of the Issers
The First Battle of the Issers in May 1837, during the French ...
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Chabet el Ameur
Chabet el Ameur ( ar, شعبة العامر, kab, Tacɛabet) is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 30,223.
History
* First Battle of the Issers
The First Battle of the Issers ...
Dellys
Dellys ( ar, دلّس, Berber: Delles) is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the Sebaou River. It is the district seat of the daïra of Dellys. The town ...
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Djinet
Djinet (Arabic: جنّات ''Jannāt''), the classical antiquity, classical Cissi, is a port town and Communes of Algeria, commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria, east of the mouth of the Isser River and around Cape ...
Issers
Isser, formerly spelled Issers ( ar, يسر, kab, ⵉⵙⴻⵔ) is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,990. As of the latest census it has 32,580 residents.
Isser is locate ...
Khemis El-Khechna
Khemis El-Khachna is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria
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Legata
Legata (Arabic لقاطة) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria, between Bordj Menaïel and Issers. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 11,884.
History
In the mi ...
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Naciria
''For the Sufi order of Tamegroute, Morocco see Nasiriyya.''
Naciria (Arabic الناصرية, Kabyle ''Leɛzib n Zeɛmum'') is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria, between Bordj Menaïel to the north and the m ...
Si-Mustapha
Si-Mustapha is a town and commune in the Isser District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 9,015.
Previously named Blad Guitoune ("land of the tent"), it was renamed Félix-Faure in 1899 during th ...
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Sidi Daoud
Sidi Daoud () is a farming town in north-central Algeria, on the west bank of the ''Sebaou River'', a few kilometers downstream from its mouth. It is the capital of a municipality dominated by the mountain of Bouberak, including the coastal vil ...
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Souk El-Had
Souk El-Had is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 4,860.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Souk El-Had'' are:
History
French conquest
* Expedition of the Col des B ...
Tidjelabine
Tidjelabine is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 13,888.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Tidjelabine'' are:
Religion
*Zawiyet Sidi Boumerdassi
History
French c ...
Zemmouri
Zemmouri is a town and commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. As of 2008, the population of the municipality is 26,408.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Zemmouri'' are:
History
The coastal site of Zem ...
Neighbourhoods
The neighbourhoods of ''Boumerdès Province'' are:
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Cité 11 décembre 1960
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* Housing estate, a group of ho ...
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Quartier du front de mer A quarter is one-fourth, , 25% or 0.25.
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* Le Quartier, a settlement i ...
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Cité Ibn Khaldoun
Cité may refer to: Places
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* Citadel, the historical centre of an old city, originally fortified
* Housing estate, a group of ho ...
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Cité du Rocher Noir
Cité may refer to: Places
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* Citadel, the historical centre of an old city, originally fortified
* Housing estate, a group of ho ...
Villages
The villages of ''Boumerdès Province'' are:
Geology
Several mountain peaks are found in this province:
* (1032 m)
* (740 m)
* (630 m)
* (467 m)
* (452 m)
* (444 m)
* (430 m)
* (420 m)
Geography
The province is largely mountainous, with a long coastline and a number of rivers, notably the Isser,
Meraldene
Meraldene or Merabtene is a village in the Boumerdès Province in Kabylie, Algeria.
Location
The village is surrounded by Meraldene River, the Meraldene Dam and the town of Thénia in the Khachna mountain range.
Zawiya
* Zawiyet Sidi Boushaki ...
and
Sebaou The Sebaou River, or Oued Sebaou (''Asif n Sabaw'' in Kabyle, ''Wād Sībāw'' or ''Wād Nissa'' in Arabic) is the main river of the western Kabylie region of Algeria (roughly corresponding to the present-day Tizi Ouzou Province), which flows into ...
. Its western edges have in effect become suburbs of
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
as the capital has expanded.
History
The three towns of
Zemmouri
Zemmouri is a town and commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. As of 2008, the population of the municipality is 26,408.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Zemmouri'' are:
History
The coastal site of Zem ...
El Bahri (''
Rusubbicari
Rusubbicari was a Phoenician and Carthaginian colony and Roman town. It has been tentatively identified with ruins at Zemmouri El Bahri, Algeria. The Roman town was in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis.
Name
The present name is a masculi ...
''),
Djinet
Djinet (Arabic: جنّات ''Jannāt''), the classical antiquity, classical Cissi, is a port town and Communes of Algeria, commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria, east of the mouth of the Isser River and around Cape ...
(''Cissi''), and
Dellys
Dellys ( ar, دلّس, Berber: Delles) is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the Sebaou River. It is the district seat of the daïra of Dellys. The town ...
(''Rusucurium''), all of
Phoenicia
Phoenicia () was an ancient thalassocratic civilization originating in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon. The territory of the Phoenician city-states extended and shrank throughout their histor ...
n foundation, were the province's principal ancient sites, although smaller
Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
towns existed inland, as at Thenia called ', at Taourga; at none do any significant classical ruins remain. Zemmouri El Bahri (under the name of Marsa-d-Dajaj) and Dellys both attained some significance in the Islamic period, beginning with
Hammadid
The Hammadid dynasty () was a branch of the Sanhaja Berber dynasty that ruled an area roughly corresponding to north-eastern modern Algeria between 1008 and 1152. The state reached its peak under Nasir ibn Alnas during which it was briefly the ...
casbah
A kasbah (, also ; ar, قَـصَـبَـة, qaṣaba, lit=fortress, , Maghrebi Arabic: ), also spelled qasba, qasaba, or casbah, is a fortress
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territo ...
of Dellys remains an attraction. Boumerdès itself, called Rocher-Noir in the colonial period, was expanded substantially following the establishment of the new wilaya in 1984.
2003 earthquake
The province was very hard hit by the
2003 Boumerdès earthquake
The 2003 Boumerdès earthquake occurred on May 21 at in northern Algeria. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). The epicentre of the earthquake was located near the town of Thénia in Boumerd ...
, whose
epicentre
The epicenter, epicentre () or epicentrum in seismology is the point on the Earth's surface directly above a hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or an underground explosion originates.
Surface damage
Before the instrumental pe ...
was near
Zemmouri
Zemmouri is a town and commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. As of 2008, the population of the municipality is 26,408.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Zemmouri'' are:
History
The coastal site of Zem ...
.
Since the occurrence of the El Asnam earthquake on October 10, 1980, this province has not ceased to feel minor earthquakes.
The occurrence of weak tremors was further accentuated in the aftermath of the Chenoua earthquake of October 29, 1989.
From the earthquake of Wednesday May 21, 2003, telluric aftershocks lasted for years before stabilizing at low magnitudes.
Since 2003, the area encompassing this province has been classified as a high seismic risk region to make adequate technical provisions during the construction of houses and buildings.
The technical control of buildings in this province has become more rigorous and strict with regard to construction materials and construction.
The victims of this earthquake, who were housed in chalets and prefabricated houses, were still in 2020 in the process of being relocated to new apartments.
Resistance against French invasion
During the
French conquest of Algeria
The French invasion of Algeria (; ) took place between 1830 and 1903. In 1827, an argument between Hussein Dey, the ruler of the Deylik of Algiers, and the French consul escalated into a blockade, following which the July Monarchy of France inva ...
, the region of the current ''Boumerdès Province'' in
Lower Kabylia
Kabylia ('' Kabyle: Tamurt n Leqbayel'' or ''Iqbayliyen'', meaning "Land of Kabyles", '','' meaning "Land of the Tribes") is a cultural, natural and historical region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is part of the ...
was the scene of several battles of against French
Troupes coloniales
The ''Troupes coloniales'' ("Colonial Troops") or ''Armée coloniale'' ("Colonial Army"), commonly called ''La Coloniale'', were the military forces of the French colonial empire from 1900 until 1961. From 1822 to 1900 these troops were de ...
:
French invasion (1830–1870)
*
Shipwreck of Dellys
The Shipwreck of Dellys took place in May 1830, during the French conquest of Algeria. It involved French troupes coloniales, under captains Félix-Ariel d'Assigny (1794-1846) and Armand Joseph Bruat (1796-1855), who were captured by the resista ...
, which took place on May 15, 1830, as part of the '.
The region of the current ''Boumerdès Province'' was the first bulwark that faced from 1837 against the French invasion of
Kabylia
Kabylia ('' Kabyle: Tamurt n Leqbayel'' or ''Iqbayliyen'', meaning "Land of Kabyles", '','' meaning "Land of the Tribes") is a cultural, natural and historical region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is part of th ...
and eastern Algeria through several battles under the banner of the and the :
*
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 Contex ...
, which took place on May 18, 1837, as part of the '.
*
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 ...
, which took place on May 25, 1837, as part of the ''Algerian resistance against French invasion''.
*
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 ...
, which took place on May 27, 1837, as part of the ''Algerian resistance against French invasion''.
*
First Assault of Dellys
The ''First Assault of Dellys'' in May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria, opposed the troupes coloniales under Corvette captain Félix-Ariel d'Assigny (1794-1846) to the resistance fighters of the town of Dellys in Kabylia of the ''Iga ...
, which took place on May 28, 1837, as part of the ''Algerian resistance against French invasion''.
* , which took place on April 18, 1840, as part of the ''Algerian resistance against French invasion''.
* , which took place on September 18, 1840, as part of the ''Algerian resistance against French invasion''.
*
Second Assault of Dellys
The Second Assault of Dellys was an assault by troupes coloniales under General Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1784–1849) against the Algerian resistance fighters in the town of Dellys, Kabylia of the ''Igawawen''. It was part of the French conquest o ...
, which took place on May 12, 1844, as part of the ''Algerian resistance against French invasion''.
* Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1846), which took place on February 3, 1846, as part of the ''Algerian resistance against French invasion''.
Mokrani Revolt (1871)
This region was the scene of the last battles of the
Mokrani Revolt
The Mokrani Revolt ( ar, مقاومة الشيخ المقراني, lit=Resistance of Cheikh El-Mokrani; ber, Unfaq urrumi, lit=French insurrection) was the most important local uprising against France in Algeria since the French conquest of Alger ...
during the month of April 1871 at the gate of
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
against the French invasion:
* , which took place on April 17, 1871, as part of the ''
Mokrani Revolt
The Mokrani Revolt ( ar, مقاومة الشيخ المقراني, lit=Resistance of Cheikh El-Mokrani; ber, Unfaq urrumi, lit=French insurrection) was the most important local uprising against France in Algeria since the French conquest of Alger ...
''.
* , which took place on April 18, 1871, as part of the ''Mokrani Revolt''.
* , which took place on April 18, 1871, as part of the ''Mokrani Revolt''.
*
Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha
The Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha or Battle of Thenia, which broke out on 19 April 1871, was a battle of the Mokrani Revolt between the Algerian rebels, and the France, which was the colonial power in the region since 1830.
Presentation
After ...
, which took place on April 19, 1871, as part of the ''Mokrani Revolt''.
*
Battle of Alma
The Battle of the Alma (short for Battle of the Alma River) was a battle in the Crimean War between an allied expeditionary force (made up of French, British, and Ottoman forces) and Russian forces defending the Crimean Peninsula on 20Septemb ...
, which took place on April 19, 1871, as part of the ''Mokrani Revolt''.
Independence Revolution (1954–1962)
This province saw the creation of several clandestine torture centers during the Algerian revolution:
*
Ferme Gauthier
The Ferme Gautier is a torture center established during the Algerian war in the commune of Souk El Had in Kabylia within Algeria.
Creation
This farm was created from 1872 when the farmer Gautier obtained an agricultural concession in Souk El ...
in
Titouna
Titouna is a village in the Boumerdès Province in Kabylie, Algeria.
Location
The village is surrounded by Isser River and the towns of Souk El-Had, Thénia and Beni Amrane in the ''Khachna'' mountain range.
Buildings
* Ferme Gauthier
The Ferme ...
within the commune of
Souk El Had
Souk El Had is a town and commune in Relizane Province, Algeria
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Legata
Legata (Arabic لقاطة) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria, between Bordj Menaïel and Issers. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 11,884.
History
In the mi ...
Si Mustapha
Si-Mustapha is a town and commune in the Isser District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 9,015.
Previously named Blad Guitoune ("land of the tent"), it was renamed Félix-Faure in 1899 during th ...
.
*
Ferme Errol Ferme may refer to:
* French ship ''Ferme'' (1699), a 72-gun ship of the line of the French Navy
* French ship ''Ferme'' (1763), a 56-gun ''Bordelois''-class ship of the line of the French Navy
* French ship ''Ferme'' (1785), a 74-gun ''Téméraire ...
in the commune of
Tidjelabine
Tidjelabine is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 13,888.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Tidjelabine'' are:
Religion
*Zawiyet Sidi Boumerdassi
History
French c ...
Bordj Menaïel
Bordj Menaïel (from the Arabic برج - bordj, "tower" and Berber ''imnayen'' "cavaliers") is a town in the Boumerdès Province in Algeria. It is located in the western Kabylie region at and is 30 km away from the city of Boumerdès. As ...
Bordj Menaïel
Bordj Menaïel (from the Arabic برج - bordj, "tower" and Berber ''imnayen'' "cavaliers") is a town in the Boumerdès Province in Algeria. It is located in the western Kabylie region at and is 30 km away from the city of Boumerdès. As ...
Zemmouri
Zemmouri is a town and commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. As of 2008, the population of the municipality is 26,408.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Zemmouri'' are:
History
The coastal site of Zem ...
Legata
Legata (Arabic لقاطة) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria, between Bordj Menaïel and Issers. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 11,884.
History
In the mi ...
.
*
Camp Gualota
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Outdoor accommodation and recreation
* Campsite or campground, a recreational outdoor sleeping and eating site
* a temporary settlement for nomads
* Camp, a term used in New England, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick to descri ...
in the commune of
Dellys
Dellys ( ar, دلّس, Berber: Delles) is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the Sebaou River. It is the district seat of the daïra of Dellys. The town ...
Naciria
''For the Sufi order of Tamegroute, Morocco see Nasiriyya.''
Naciria (Arabic الناصرية, Kabyle ''Leɛzib n Zeɛmum'') is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria, between Bordj Menaïel to the north and the m ...
.
*
Camp Stora
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* Campsite or campground, a recreational outdoor sleeping and eating site
* a temporary settlement for nomads
* Camp, a term used in New England, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick to descri ...
This province has suffered the horrors of dozens of
terrorist attacks
The following is a list of terrorist incidents that have not been carried out by a state or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism). Assassinations are listed at List of assassinated people.
Definitions of terrori ...
perpetrated by the
Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat ( ar, الجماعة السلفية للدعوة والقتال), known by the French acronym GSPC ('), was an Algerian terrorist faction in the Algerian Civil War founded in 1998 by Hassan Hattab, a ...
(GSPC):
*
List of terrorist incidents in 2005
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Guidelines
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2005 Tidjelabine bombing
The 2005 Tidjelabine bombing occurred on July 29, 2005 when an explosive bomb detonated against a patrol of the Gendarmerie Nationale in the town of Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 and injuring 4. The Al-Qaeda Organization i ...
(July 29, 2005)
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List of terrorist incidents in 2006
This is a timeline of incidents in 2006 that have been labelled as terrorism and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).
Guidelines
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2006 Tidjelabine bombing
The 2006 Tidjelabine bombing occurred on June 19, 2006 when an explosive bomb detonated against a patrol of the Garde communale in the town of Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province, Algeria injuring 3. The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghr ...
(June 19, 2006)
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2006 Boudouaou bombing
The 2006 Boudouaou bombing occurred on August 8, 2006, when an explosive bomb detonated against a patrol of the Algerian police in the town of Boudouaou, Boumerdès Province, Algeria injuring 3. The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghre ...
(August 8, 2006)
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List of terrorist incidents in 2007
This is a timeline of incidents in 2007 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).
Guidelines
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2007 Souk El Had bombing
The 2007 Souk El Had bombing occurred on February 13, 2007, when a car bomb filled with explosives detonated against the headquarters of the Gendarmerie Nationale in the town of Souk El Had, Boumerdès Province, Algeria, destroying buildings, k ...
(February 13, 2007)
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2007 Dellys bombing
The 2007 Dellys bombing occurred on September 8, 2007, when at least 30 people were killed and 47 injured in a suicide car bomb attack on an Algerian naval barracks in the town of Dellys, 100 km (62 mi) east of Algiers. The blast was ca ...
(September 8, 2007)
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List of terrorist incidents in 2008
This is a timeline of incidents in 2008 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).
Guidelines
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2008 Naciria bombing
The 2008 Naciria bombing occurred on January 2, 2008 when a bomb detonated into the headquarters of the Algerian police in the town of Naciria, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 4 and injuring 20. The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic M ...
(January 2, 2008)
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2008 Thénia bombing
The 2008 Thénia bombing occurred on January 29, 2008, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a vehicle laden with explosives into the headquarters of the Algerian police (BMPJ) in the town of Thénia, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 ...
(January 29, 2008)
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2008 Beni Amrane bombings
The 2008 Beni Amrane bombings were two bombings on June 9, 2008 that killed 13 people in the town of Beni Amrane in the Boumerdès Province, from Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The first bomb killed a French citizen and his Algerian driver ...
(June 9, 2008)
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2008 Zemmouri bombing
The 2008 Zemmouri bombing occurred on August 9, 2008 when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a vehicle laden with explosives into the headquarters of the Gendarmerie Nationale in the town of Zemmouri, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 8 an ...
(August 9, 2008)
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2008 Issers bombing
The 2008 Issers bombing occurred on August 19, 2008, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a vehicle laden with explosives into a crowd of para-military recruits waiting to take exams outside a police academy in Issers, Boumerdès Province, ...
(August 19, 2008)
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List of terrorist incidents in 2010
This is a timeline of incidents in 2010 that have been labelled, or investigated as possible cases of "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).
Li ...
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2010 Tidjelabine bombing
The 2010 Tidjelabine bombing occurred on April 7, 2010 when an explosive bomb detonated against a patrol of the Gendarmerie Nationale in the town of Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 and injuring 5. The Al-Qaeda Organization i ...
(April 7, 2010)
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2010 Ammal bombing
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2010 Bordj Menaïel bombing
The 2010 Bordj Menaïel bombing occurred on September 21, 2010 when a bomb detonated against the patrol of the Algerian police in the town of Bordj Menaïel, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 and injuring 3. The Al-Qaeda Organization in ...
(September 21, 2010)
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List of terrorist incidents in 2012
This is a list of terrorist incidents which took place in 2012, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism related to drug wars and cartel violence is not included in these lists. Ongoing military con ...
2012 Baghlia bombing
The 2012 Baghlia bombing occurred on April 29, 2012 when a bomb detonated against a patrol of the Algerian police in the town of Baghlia, Boumerdès Province, Algeria injuring 7. The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb was suspected ...
(April 29, 2012)
Walis
Many '' Walis'' have passed through ''Boumerdès Province'' since its creation on February 4, 1984, through Executive Decree No. 84-09 that organizes the Algerian national territory within the framework of forty-eight wilayates.
Deputies
The deputies of this province during the legislative elections of May 4, 2017, are:
* Abdelkrim Djanati (
Democratic National Rally
The Democratic National Rally ( ar, التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي, french: Rassemblement National Démocratique, RND) is a political party in Algeria. The party held its Second Congress on 15–17 May 2003.
History
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Movement of Society for Peace
The Movement of Society for Peace ( ar, حركة مجتمع السلم, Harakat mujtamaâ as-Silm; ), sometimes known by its shortened form Hamas () is an Islamic party in Algeria, led by Mahfoud Nahnah until his death in 2003. Its current le ...
Issers
Isser, formerly spelled Issers ( ar, يسر, kab, ⵉⵙⴻⵔ) is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,990. As of the latest census it has 32,580 residents.
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Zawiyet Sidi Amar Cherif
Zawiyet Sidi Amar Cherif ( ar, زاوية سيدي أعمر الشريف), or Zawiyet Sidi Daoud, is a zawiya school located in Boumerdès Province in Algeria.
Construction
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Sidi Daoud
Sidi Daoud () is a farming town in north-central Algeria, on the west bank of the ''Sebaou River'', a few kilometers downstream from its mouth. It is the capital of a municipality dominated by the mountain of Bouberak, including the coastal vil ...
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Zawiyet Sidi Boumerdassi
Zawiyet Sidi Boumerdassi ( ar, زاوية سيدي البومرداسي) or Zawiyet Ouled Boumerdès is a zawiya located within Boumerdès Province in Algeria.
Construction
The zawiya of Ouled Boumerdès was built in 1714 in the southern hei ...
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Tidjelabine
Tidjelabine is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 13,888.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Tidjelabine'' are:
Religion
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History
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Zawiyet Sidi Boushaki
Zawiyet Sidi Brahim Boushaki ( ar, زاوية سيدي إبراهيم البوسحاقي) or Zawiyet Thénia is a zawiya of the Rahmaniyya Sufi brotherhood located in Boumerdès Province within lower Kabylia of Algeria.
Construction
The za ...
Aafir
Aafir or Afir (Arabic: أعفير, Kabyle: ''Aɛfir'') is a town and commune located on the Mediterranean Sea within Dellys District, Boumerdès Province, northern Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of approximately 12,613. A ...
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Beni Amrane
Beni Amrane is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 21,452.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Beni Amrane'' are:
History
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Khemis El-Khechna
Khemis El-Khachna is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria
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Ahmed Rahmoune Lyceum
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Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
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Mohamed Bouchatal College
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Muhammad and variations may also refer to:
*Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations
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Mohamed Boushaki School
Muhammad was an Islamic prophet and a religious and political leader who preached and established Islam.
Muhammad and variations may also refer to:
*Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations
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El Karma Beach
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
Aafir Beach
Aafir or Afir (Arabic: أعفير, Kabyle: ''Aɛfir'') is a town and commune located on the Mediterranean Sea within Dellys District, Boumerdès Province, northern Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of approximately 12,613. A ...
This province is home to the structures of several fishing ports:
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Rivers
This province is crossed by dozens of rivers:
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Isser River
The Oued Isser is a river of Algeria. It begins in Médéa Province, is the main river, with Oued Sébaou of the Medea, which runs through the Lower Kabylie of Djurdjura (or the current province of Boumerdès) Wilaya of Bouira, then flows into ...
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Meraldene River
The Oued Meraldene or Oued Merabtene, also called Oued Bourdine, is a river of Algeria located in Kabylia within the framework of the Province of Boumerdès.
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Sebaou River The Sebaou River, or Oued Sebaou (''Asif n Sabaw'' in Kabyle, ''Wād Sībāw'' or ''Wād Nissa'' in Arabic) is the main river of the western Kabylie region of Algeria (roughly corresponding to the present-day Tizi Ouzou Province), which flows into ...
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Dams
This province is home to the structures of several hydraulic dams:
* Keddara Dam
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Meraldene Dam
The Meraldene Dam, or Barrage Meraldene, is an embankment dam on the Meraldene River, located at southwest of Thénia in Boumerdès Province within Kabylia in Algeria.
Construction
The design of this project was entrusted to the engineer-arc ...
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Sport
The municipalities of this province are home to several sports clubs, especially football, including:
* CMB Thénia
* IB Khemis El Khachna
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JS Bordj Ménaïel
Jeunesse Sportive de Bordj Ménaïel, ( ar, الشبيبة الرياضية لبرج منايل), known as JS Bordj Ménaïel or simply JSBM for short, is an Algerian football club based in the city of Bordj Ménaïel, Algeria. The club was fou ...