Legata (Arabic لقاطة) is a town and commune in the

Bordj Menaïel District Bordj Ménaïel is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Bordj Menaïel. Municipalities The district is further divided into 4 municipalities: *Bordj Menaïel * Djinet * Leghata *Zemmouri Villages The vill ...

of Boumerdès Province,

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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 ...

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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 ...

. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 11,884.

History

In the mid-19th century, the area was known as Haouch Legata. It was home to the Ben-Kanoun family, which owned some 4000 hectares in the area. In the wake of the Mokrani Revolt, the French government expropriated this land to create the colony of Isserbourg there in 1874. After Algeria's independence in 1962, the name of Legata was restored.

Nature

In the north of the commune along the Mediterranean coast, the Mandoura Forest is dominated by

Aleppo pine ''Pinus halepensis'', commonly known as the Aleppo pine, also known as the Jerusalem pine, is a pine native to the Mediterranean region. Description ''Pinus halepensis'' is a small to medium-sized tree, tall, with a trunk diameter up to , exce ...

and other Mediterranean

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p. 9 The Isser River runs from near the town itself to the edge of the forest.

Notable people

References

Communes of Boumerdès Province Algeria Cities in Algeria {{Boumerdès-geo-stub