Boumerdès is a

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Boumerdès Boumerdès (; ; formerly ''Rocher Noir'') is the capital city of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea. It had a population of 15,000 in 1987 and 28,500 in 1998. Boumerdès is a seaside city located in the north o ...

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

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. It was named after its capital,

, which is also the capital of the province.

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 3

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Tidjelabine Tidjelabine is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province Boumerdès (, Kabyle language, Kabyle: Tanebḍit n Bumerdas) is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') of northern Algeria, located in the Kabylia region, between Algiers and Ti ...

Corso Corso may refer to: Places * Corso, Boumerdès, Algeria * Via del Corso, Rome, Italy Other uses * Corso (surname) * CORSO, a New Zealand aid agency * "CORSO," a song by rapper Tyler, the Creator See also * Cane Corso The Cane Corso is an ...

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods of ''Boumerdès District'' are: File:Boumerdes.jpg, Cité Ali Bouyahiaoui File:Boumerdes بومرداس 2.jpg,

Cité 11 décembre 1960 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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Quartier du front de mer A quarter is one-fourth, , 25%, or 0.25. Quarter or quarters may refer to: Places * Quarter (urban subdivision), a section or area, usually of a town Placenames * Quarter, South Lanarkshire, a settlement in Scotland * Le Quartier, a settlemen ...

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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 District'' are:

Geology

Several mountain peaks are found in this district: * (467 m) * (444 m) * (420 m)

Rivers

This district is crossed by several rivers: *

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 Boumerdè ...

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Religion

Zawiyet Sidi Boumerdassi Zawiyet Sidi Boumerdassi () or Zawiyet Ouled Boumerdès is a Zawiya (institution), zawiya located within Boumerdès Province in Algeria. Construction The zawiya of Ouled Boumerdès was built in 1714 in the southern heights of the current town of ...

History

French conquest

Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha The Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha, or the Expedition of Thénia, or simply Beni Aïcha Expedition, was a expedition in May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria. This event pitted the troupes coloniales under Colonel Maximilien Jos ...

(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 Alexandre Charles Perrégaux, Perrégaux and Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg, Schauenburg against the troops of K ...

(1837)

Algerian Revolution

Salafist terrorism

* 2005 Tidjelabine bombing (29 July 2005) *

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 ...

(19 June 2006) * 2010 Tidjelabine bombing (7 April 2010)

Health

* Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital

Sport

Notable people

Cheikh Boumerdassi Cheikh Mohamed El-Boumerdassi () was one of the principal leaders of the popular Mokrani Revolt uprising of 1871 against the French occupation of Algeria. Early life ''Mohamed ben Hamou ben Abdelkrim El-Boumerdassi'' was a descendant of the ma ...

(1818-1874) *

Brahim Boushaki Brahim Boushaki ( ''Ibrahim ibn Ali al-Boushaki'') (1912 CE/1330 Hijri year, AH – 1997 CE/1418 Hijri year, AH) was an Algerian people, Algerian Scholar, Imam and Sufism, Sufi Sheikh (Sufism), Sheikh. He was born in the village of Soumâa near ...

(1912-1997) *

Mohamed Boumerdassi Mohamed Boumerdassi (), (March 18, 1936, in Ouled Boumerdès – December 7, 2010, in Thénia) was considered a Grand Master of Bedouin music, Malhun and Algerian music. Life He was born on March 18, 1936, under the name ''Mohamed ben Mustapha ...

(1936-2010) *

Ali Bouyahiaoui Ali Bouyahiaoui () is a Boumerdès residential, administrative and commercial neighbourhood located in the commune of Boumerdès in Kabylia. Description The neighbourhood "Ali Bouyahiaoui", is a residential, administrative and commercial zone ...

(1928-1956) *

Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital () was founded in 1978 in the town of Boumerdès and is the oldest hospital in this city. This hospital center is affiliated with the Algerian Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform. Services The hospital ...

(1932-1958) * Adel Djerrar (1990-) *

Mohamed Flissi Mohamed Flissi (born 13 February 1990, in Boumerdès) is an Algerian boxer. He represented Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He also qualified to represent Alge ...

(1990-) *

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 ...

(1955-) *

Ahmed Mahsas Ahmed Mahsas (; 17 November 1923 – 24 February 2013) was an Algerian Fighter 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 ...

(1923-2013)

References

Districts of Boumerdès Province {{Boumerdès-geo-stub