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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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' ...

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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 # Dellys # Isser #

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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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 ...

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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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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 ...

# Corso # Dellys #

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 ...

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El Kharrouba El Kharrouba is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 8,143. History * First Battle of the Issers The First Battle of the Issers in May 1837, during the French conquest of Alg ...

# Hammedi #

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 ...

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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 Frenc ...

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Khemis El-Khechna Khemis El-Khachna is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers ...

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Larbatache Larbatache is a town and city in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 19,356. Notable people * Lamine Abid Mohamed Lamine Abid (born 4 July 1991) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays fo ...

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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 ...

# Ouled Aissa #

Ouled Hedadj Ouled Hedadj is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 29,012. History * First Battle of the Issers The First Battle of the Issers in May 1837, during the French conquest of Al ...

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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 ...

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Taourga Taourga (تاورقة Arabic, Berber ⵜⴰⵡⴻⵔⴳⴰ) is a town and commune in the Baghlia District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 7,303. Name The name of the commute is of Berber origi ...

# Thenia #

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 ...

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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: File:Boumerdes.jpg, Cité Ali Bouyahiaoui File:Boumerdes بومرداس 2.jpg,

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File:Gare ferrouviaire de Boumerdès.jpg,

Cité Ibn Khaldoun Cité may refer to: Places * Cité (Paris Métro), the metro station on the ''Île de la Cité'' * Cité (Quebec), type of municipality in Quebec * 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 * Cité (Paris Métro), the metro station on the ''Île de la Cité'' * Cité (Quebec), type of municipality in Quebec * Citadel, the historical centre of an old city, originally fortified * Housing estate, a group of ho ...

Villages

The villages of ''Boumerdès Province'' are:

Geology

Plan de Thénia des Béni Aïcha dans le territoire des Khachna à l'est d'Alger

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. 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 (''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 Taourga (تاورقة Arabic, Berber ⵜⴰⵡⴻⵔⴳⴰ) is a town and commune in the Baghlia District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 7,303. Name The name of the commute is of Berber origi ...

; 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 ...

times; the largely Ottoman-era casbah 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 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

L’Emir Abdelkader en Kabylie (1838-1839)

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 was the scene of several battles of against French Troupes coloniales:

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) The Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1846) or Battle of Thénia (1846), which broke out on 3 February 1846, was a battle of the French conquest of Algeria between the Algerian rebels, and the France, which was the colonial power in the region s ...

, 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 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''. * , 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, 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 ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coor ...

. * Ferme Moll in the commune of

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 ...

. * Ferme Sabatier in the commune of

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 ...

. * Camp Bastos in the commune of

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 ...

. * Camp Cortès in the commune of

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 ...

. * Camp des Sénégalais in the commune of the

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 ...

. * Camp Germain in the commune of

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 Camp may refer to: 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. * Camp Ouriacha in the commune of

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 Camp may refer to: 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 Kharrouba.

Resistance against Salafist terrorism

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 This is a timeline of incidents in 2005 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 * To be included, entri ...

**

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) *

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 A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a s ...

**

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) **

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) *

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 *To be included, entrie ...

**

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) **

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) *

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 *To be included, ...

**

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) **

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) **

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) **

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) **

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) * List of terrorist incidents in 2010 **

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) **

2010 Ammal bombing 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

(June 11, 2010) **

August 2010 Baghlia bombing The August 2010 Baghlia bombing occurred on August 18, 2010 when a bomb detonated against a convoy of the Algerian People's National Armed Forces in the town of Baghlia, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 3 and injuring 5. The Al-Qaeda Organi ...

(August 18, 2010) **

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) *

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 Thénia bombing (January 11, 2012) **

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 Elis () or Eleia ( el, Ήλιδα, Ilida, grc-att, Ἦλις, Ēlis ; Elean: , ethnonym: ) is an ancient district in Greece that corresponds to the modern regional unit of Elis. Elis is in southern Greece on the Peloponnese, bounded on th ...

'' 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 The RND ...

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Ali Laskri Ali Laskri (born in Chabet el Ameur on 20 August 1955) is an Algerian politician. He is the leader of the political opposition Socialist Forces Front party in Algeria. Biography Ali Laskri was born in 1955 in the commune of Chabet el Ameur in the ...

( Socialist Forces Front) * Belkacem Benamar (Socialist Forces Front) * Hacene Bouzad (Independent) * Mansour Abdelaziz ( Movement of Society for Peace) * Menouar Djaadi ( National Liberation Front) * Nadia Iheddadene born Amroune (Socialist Forces Front) * Saliha Mekharef (Democratic National Rally) * Salima Othmani (National Liberation Front) * Yahia Mahsas (National Liberation Front)

Religion

Mosques

* Al-Fath Mosque * Jabir ibn Hayyan Mosque * Uthman ibn Affan Mosque * Abderrahmane ibn Khaldoun Mosque * Al-Baraka Mosque

Zawiyas

*'' Zawiya Thaalibia'' in the

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 ...

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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 The zawiya was built in 1745 in the eastern heights of the current to ...

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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 ...

. *'' Zawiyet Sidi Boumerdassi'' in

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. * University of Boumerdès * Faculty of Boudouaou * Institut National de la Productivité et du Développement Industriel (INPED) * Touzout brothers Lyceum *

Ahmed Rahmoune Lyceum Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

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Mohamed Bouchatal College 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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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 ...

* Draoui brothers Lyceum * Emir Khaled Lyceum * Mohamed Laïd Al-Khalifa Lyceum * Frantz Fanon Lyceum

Health

* Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital * * * * Boumerdès Orthopedic Emergency Hospital * Boumerdès Hospital

Tourism

Hotels

* Albatros Beach Hotel * El Amir Hotel * La Villa Hotel * Le Rocher Hotel * Leïla Hotel *

Medina Hotel Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the Holiest sites in Islam, second-holiest city in Islam, ...

* Soummam Hotel * Timezrit Hotel

Beaches

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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 ...

* Nakhlat Beach * Miflah Beach *

Echatt Beach Echatt is a town and commune in El Taref Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinate ...

* Corso Beach * Souanine Beach * Leghata Beach *

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 ...

Transport

Transport accidents

* 2011 Boudouaou rail accident (August 22, 2011)

Ports

This province is home to the structures of several fishing ports: * * * * Al-Qaous fishing shelter

Rivers

This province is crossed by dozens of rivers: * * * * * * * * * * * Isser River * * * * * * *

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. Presentation The ''Meraldène'' stream is one of the main tributaries of the Boumerd ...

* * * Sebaou River * *

Dams

This province is home to the structures of several hydraulic dams: *

Keddara Dam The Keddara Dam, or Barrage Keddara, is an embankment dam northwest of Keddara on the Boudouaou River in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. Constructed between 1982 and 1987 by Yugoslav company Hidrotehnika, the primary purpose of the dam is water su ...

* Meraldene Dam * * * * * * * *

Sport

The municipalities of this province are home to several sports clubs, especially football, including: *

CMB Thénia Chabab Moustaqbal Baladiat de Thénia ( ar, شباب مستقبل بلدية الثنية), known as CMB Thénia or CMBT for short, is an Algerian association football, football club located in Thénia, Algeria. The club was founded in 1910 an ...

* IB Khemis El Khachna *

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 ...

* RC Boumerdes * CR Issers * ES Baghlia * ESM Boudouaou * JS Naciria *

US Dellys The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

Notable people

References

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Administrative divisions

Districts

Communes

Neighbourhoods

Villages

Geology

Geography

History

2003 earthquake

Resistance against French invasion

French invasion (1830–1870)

Mokrani Revolt (1871)

Independence Revolution (1954–1962)

Resistance against Salafist terrorism

Walis

Deputies

Religion

Mosques

Zawiyas

Health

Tourism

Hotels

Beaches

Transport

Transport accidents

Ports

Rivers

Dams

Sport

Notable people

References