Boumerdès (, Kabyle: Tanebḍit n Bumerdas) is a

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 ...

(''

wilaya A wilayah ( or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu, Pashto and ; ) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", "province" or occasionally as "governorate". The word comes from the Arabic root "''w-l-y''", "to govern": a ''wāli''—"g ...

'') of northern

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 ...

, located in the

Kabylia Kabylia or Kabylie (; in Kabyle: Tamurt n leqbayel; in Tifinagh: ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⴻⵇⴱⴰⵢⴻⵍ; ), meaning "Land of the Tribes" is a mountainous coastal region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is ...

region, between

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

and

Tizi-Ouzou Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria, and capital of Tizi Ouzou Province and Tizi Ouzou District. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylia region ...

, with its capital at the coastal city of

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 ...

(formerly Rocher-Noir) just east of Algiers.

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 9

districts 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 counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

and 32

communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

Districts

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 Napoleon ...

# Bordj Ménaïl #

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. It is located 18 miles east of the capital Alg ...

Dellys Dellys (, 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 is 45 ...

# Isser #

Khemis El Khechna Khemis El-Khachna is a town and 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 of the area of the k ...

Naciria ''For the Sufi order of Tamegroute, Morocco see Nasiriyya.'' Naciria (Arabic الناصرية, Kabyle ''Leɛzib n Zeɛmum'') is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria, between Bordj Menaïel to the north and the mountain of Sidi Al ...

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" (� ...

Communes

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. ...

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 ...

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, ...

Beni Amrane Beni Amrane is a town and Communes of Algeria, 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 * Expedi ...

# Bordj Menaiel (Bordj Ménaïl) #

# Boudouaou-El-Bahri #

# Bouzegza Keddara # Chabet el Ameur #

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 ...

Djinet Djinet (Arabic: جنّات ''Jannāt''), the classical Cissi, is a port town and commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria, east of the mouth of the Isser River and around Cape Djinet. As of 2008, the population of ...

El Kharrouba El Kharrouba is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, 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 northea ...

Hammedi Hammedi is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,972. History The commune of Hammadi is primarily populated by Arabophone Berbers, specifically the Sanhadja, descendants of th ...

Issers Isser, formerly spelled Issers (, ) is a town and Communes of Algeria, 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 located on the ...

# Keddara #

Khemis El-Khechna Khemis El-Khachna is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, 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 n ...

# Larbatache # Legata #

# Ouled Aissa # Ouled Hedadj #

Ouled Moussa Ouled Moussa is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, 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 northea ...

Si-Mustapha Si-Mustapha is a town and commune in the Isser District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. At the time of the 1998 census it had a population of 9,015. Previously named Blad Guitoune ("land of the tent"), it was renamed Félix-Faure in 1899 during ...

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 river delta, mouth. It is the capital of a municipality dominated by the mountain of Bouberak, including the ...

# Souk El-Had # Taourga # Thenia #

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 ...

# Timezrit #

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:Boumerdès.JPG,

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 ...

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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Villages

The villages of ''Boumerdès Province'' are:

Geology

Several mountain peaks are found in this province: *

Bouzegza Mountain Bouzegza Mountain or Blue Mountain is a mountain peak in the Kheshna mountain range in the Atlas hill in Algeria, located in the municipality of Keddara in the district of Boudouaou District, Boudouaou in the Boumerdès Province, Boumerdès gover ...

(1032 m) * (740 m) * (630 m) * (467 m) * (452 m) * (444 m) * (430 m) * (420 m) *

Mahelma Forest Mahelma Forest, also known as Oulad Monedel Forest, is a forest located in Mahelma, within the Mitja region of Algiers Province. It is managed by the Directorate of Forests of Algiers (CFA), under the supervision of the Directorate General of For ...

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 Boushak ...

and Sebaou. Its western edges have in effect become suburbs of

as the capital has expanded.

History

The three towns of

El Bahri ('' Rusubbicari''),

(''Cissi''), and

(''Rusucurium''), all of

Phoenicia Phoenicians were an Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples, ancient Semitic group of people who lived in the Phoenician city-states along a coastal strip in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily modern Lebanon and the Syria, Syrian ...

n foundation, were the province's principal ancient sites, although smaller

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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 (), also known as the Hammadid Emirate or the Kingdom of Bejaia, was a medieval Islamic kingdom in the central Maghreb, encompassing what is now Algeria. It was established at the beginning of the 11th century when Hammad ...

times; the largely Ottoman-era

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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 Boum ...

, 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. Determination The primary purpose of a s ...

was near

. 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 conquest of Algeria (; ) took place between 1830 and 1903. In 1827, an argument between Hussein Dey, the ruler of the Regency of Algiers, and the French consul (representative), consul escalated into a blockade, following which the Jul ...

, the region of the current ''Boumerdès Province'' in Lower Kabylia 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 colonial troops of the French colonial empire from 1900 until 1961. From 1822 to 1900, these troops wer ...

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 resistan ...

, 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

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, 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 ...

, 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 E ...

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

, which took place on May 27, 1837, as part of the ''Algerian resistance against French invasion''. * First Assault of Dellys, 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 French 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 conq ...

, 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 The Mokrani Revolt (; ) was the most important local uprising against France in Algeria since the French conquest of Algeria, conquest in 1830. The revolt broke out on March 16, 1871, with the uprising of more than 250 tribes, around a third of ...

during the month of April 1871 at the gate of

against the French invasion: * , which took place on April 17, 1871, as part of the ''

''. * , 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 Afte ...

, which took place on April 19, 1871, as part of the ''Mokrani Revolt''. *

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, 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 in Titouna within the commune of

Souk El Had Souk El Had is a town and commune in Relizane Province, 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 northeas ...

. *

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in the commune of Legata. *

Ferme Sabatier 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

Si Mustapha Si-Mustapha is a town and commune in the Isser District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. At the time of the 1998 census it had a population of 9,015. Previously named Blad Guitoune ("land of the tent"), it was renamed Félix-Faure in 1899 during ...

. * Ferme Errol in the commune of

. *

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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 o ...

. *

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in the commune of

. *

Camp des Sénégalais Camp may refer to: Areas of confinement, imprisonment, or for execution * Concentration camp, an internment camp for political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or minority ethnic groups * Extermination ...

in the commune of the

. *

Camp Germain Camp may refer to: Areas of confinement, imprisonment, or for execution * Concentration camp, an internment camp for political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or minority ethnic groups * Extermination ...

in the commune of Legata. *

Camp Gualota Camp may refer to: Areas of confinement, imprisonment, or for execution * Concentration camp, an internment camp for political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or minority ethnic groups * Extermination ...

in the commune of

. *

Camp Ouriacha Camp may refer to: Areas of confinement, imprisonment, or for execution * Concentration camp, an internment camp for political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or minority ethnic groups * Extermination ...

in the commune of

. *

Camp Stora Camp may refer to: Areas of confinement, imprisonment, or for execution * Concentration camp, an internment camp for political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or minority ethnic groups * Extermination ...

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 were not carried out by a state or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism). Assassinations are presented in List of assassinations and unsuccessful attempts at List o ...

perpetrated by the

Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (), known by the French acronym GSPC ('), was an Algerian Islamist militant group in the Algerian Civil War founded in 1998 by Hassan Hattab, a former regional commander of the Armed Islamic Group (G ...

(GSPC): * List of terrorist incidents in 2005 ** 2005 Tidjelabine bombing (July 29, 2005) * List of terrorist incidents in 2006 **

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 Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic ...

(August 8, 2006) * List of terrorist incidents in 2007 ** 2007 Souk El Had bombing (February 13, 2007) ** 2007 Dellys bombing (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, en ...

** 2008 Naciria bombing (January 2, 2008) **

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(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 as ...

(June 9, 2008) ** 2008 Zemmouri bombing (August 9, 2008) ** 2008 Issers bombing (August 19, 2008) *

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 S ...

** 2010 Tidjelabine bombing (April 7, 2010) **

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(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 (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 (April 29, 2012)

Walis

Many ''

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'' 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 (

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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 ...

(

Socialist Forces Front The Socialist Forces Front (; ) is a social democratic and secularist political party, mainly supported by Berbers in Algeria. The FFS is a member of the Socialist International and the Progressive Alliance. It led an unsuccessful rebellion agai ...

) * Belkacem Benamar (Socialist Forces Front) * Hacene Bouzad (Independent) * Mansour Abdelaziz (

Movement of Society for Peace The Movement of Society for Peace () is a Sunni Islamist party in Algeria, led by Mahfoud Nahnah until his death in 2003. Its current leader is Abderrazak Makri. It is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. Roots in the Muslim Brotherhoo ...

) * 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

. *''

Zawiyet Sidi Amar Cherif Zawiyet Sidi Amar Cherif (), or Zawiyet Sidi Daoud, is a Zawiya (institution), zawiya school located in Boumerdès Province in Algeria. Construction The zawiya was built in 1745 in the eastern heights of the current town of Boumerdès in the Kab ...

'' in

. *''

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 ...

'' in

. *''

Zawiyet Sidi Boushaki Zawiyet Sidi Brahim Boushaki () or Zawiyet Thénia is a Zawiya (institution), zawiya of the Rahmaniyya Sufi brotherhood located at Boumerdès Province, in the lower Kabylia region of Algeria. Construction The zawiya of Soumâa was built in 1442 ...

'' in Thenia. *' in

. *' in

Education

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

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Mohamed Bouchatal College Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, ...

Mohamed Boushaki School Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

* Draoui brothers Lyceum *

Emir Khaled Lyceum Emir (; ' (), also Romanization of Arabic, transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic language, Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocratic, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person po ...

Mohamed Laïd Al-Khalifa Lyceum Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, ...

Frantz Fanon Lyceum Frantz may refer to: * Frantz (given name), a masculine given name (and list of people with the given name) * Frantz (surname), a surname (and list of people with the surname) * Frantz (''Coppélia''), a character in ''Coppélia'' * ''Frantz'' (fi ...

Health

* Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital * * * *

Boumerdès Orthopedic Emergency Hospital 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 of ...

Boumerdès Hospital 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 of ...

Tourism

Hotels

* Albatros Beach Hotel *

El Amir Hotel EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, fami ...

La Villa Hotel LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smit ...

* Le Rocher Hotel *

Leïla Hotel Leila may refer to: *Leila (name), a female given name, including a list of people with the name and its variants Books *Leila; or, The Siege of Granada novel * ''Leila'' (novel), 2017 novel by Indian journalist Prayaag Akbar Film and televisio ...

Medina Hotel Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...

Soummam Hotel The Soummam River is a river in northern Algeria, born from the confluence of the Sahel River and the Bou Sellam River near Akbou and flowing into the Mediterranean at Béjaïa. Description The waters that reach the sea in this place have for th ...

Timezrit Hotel Timezrit may refer to: * Timezrit, Béjaïa - a ''commune'' or municipality of Béjaïa province, Algeria * Timezrit, Boumerdès Timezrit, Boumerdès (Arabic نيمزريت, Kabyle ''Timeẓrit'') is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in the ...

Beaches

* * El Karma Beach * Nakhlat Beach * Miflah Beach *

Echatt Beach Echatt is a town and commune in El Taref Province, 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 Tu ...

* 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. ...

Transport

Transport accidents

2011 Boudouaou rail accident The 2011 Boudouaou rail accident is a train wreck which occurred on 22 August 2011 when two trains collided in Algeria killing 1 people and injuring 24 people. Collision Leaving from the Algiers station to Thénia station on the morning of 22 A ...

(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 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 i ...

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

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Sebaou River The Sebaou River, or Oued Sebaou (''Asif n Sabaw'' in Kabyle language, 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), ...

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Dams

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

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-arch ...

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Sport

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

CMB Thénia Chabab Moustaqbal Baladiat de Thénia (), 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 and its colours are red and white. Their home stadiu ...

* IB Khemis El Khachna *

JS Bordj Ménaïel Jeunesse Sportive de Bordj Ménaïel, (), 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 founded in 1932 and its colours are red and black. Their hom ...

* RC Boumerdes *

CR Issers CR or Cr may refer to: In business * Conversion rate, in marketing * Credit Record, in accounting * Crown Royal, a brand of Canadian whisky Organizations Religious organizations * Celtic Reconstructionism, a form of Polytheism * Congregation ...

* ES Baghlia * ESM Boudouaou *

JS Naciria JS or js may refer to: Computing * JavaScript, a high-level, just-in-time compiled, object-oriented programming language * JScript, Microsoft's dialect of the ECMAScript standard used in Internet Explorer Businesses and organizations * Jonge So ...

US Dellys US or Us most often refers to: * ''Us'' (pronoun), the objective case of the English first-person plural pronoun ''we'' * US, an abbreviation for the United States US, U.S., Us, us, or u.s. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Albums * ...

Notable people

References

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