Hydra is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in Algiers

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , religi ...

. It is located in

Bir Mourad Raïs Bir Mourad Raïs ( ar, بئر مراد رايس), formerly Birmendreïs, is a town in Algiers Province, Algeria. The town is named in honor of the famous Ottoman admiral Murat Raïs. It is the birthplace of French Marxist philosopher Louis Alth ...

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

, in the

plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ...

of western Algiers, the wealthier part of the national capital. It was heavily affected during the

11 December 2007 Algiers bombings There were two near simultaneous bombings in Algiers which occurred on 11 December 2007 when two car bombs exploded 10 minutes apart starting at around 9:30 a.m. local time, in the Algerian capital, Algiers. The al-Qaeda Organization in t ...

. The head office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs is in Hydra.

Education

Scuola Italiana Roma di Algeri ''Scuola'' ('school' in Italian; plural ''scuole'') is part of the name of many primary and secondary schools in Italy, Italian-language schools abroad, and institutes of tertiary education in Italy. Those are not listed in this disambiguation artic ...

, a private Italian international school, is in Hydra. It was formerly in another campus in Hydra. The ''École japonaise d'Alger'' (アルジェ日本人学校 ''Aruje Nihonjin Gakkō''), a

Japanese international school ''Zaigai kyōiku shisetsu'' ( 在外教育施設 "Overseas educational institution"), or in English, Japanese international school or overseas Japanese school, may refer to one of three types of institutions officially classified by the Ministry ...

, was previously located in Hydra. It opened in 1977.Kobori, Iwao (Conseiller aupres del'Universite des Nations Unies).
L'Algerie et moi

. Japan-Algeria Center (''Centre Japon- Algérie''/日本-アルジェリアセンター). Retrieved on 16 January 2015. The Japanese government designated the school on January 11, 1978 (Showa 53).

. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved on January 15, 2015. In 1984 the school had 22 kindergarten students and 35 students in grades 1–9, in elementary and junior high school. It temporarily closed in 1993. The Japanese government certified it on January 12, 1994 (Heisei 6), and revoked the certification on March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14)

Situation

Hydra is about south west of Algiers city centre.Journal officiel de la République Algérienne du 19/12/1984, page 1518, délimitation du territoire de la commune d'Hydra.
/ref>

Notable people

* Nahla El Fatiha Naili, Algerian sculptor.

References

Communes of Algiers Province Algiers Province {{Algiers-geo-stub