Boumerdès ( ar, بومرداس; Kabyle: Bumerdas; formerly ''Rocher Noir'') is the capital city of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea. It had a population of 28,500 in 1998 and 15,000 in 1987. Boumerdès is a seaside city located in the north of Algeria about 50 km east of

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and 50 km west of Tizi Ouzou. During French occupation of Algeria, the city was named Rocher Noir, translated from French as Black Rock. It is the capital city of Wilaya (district) of Boumerdès. The 6.8 Mw Boumerdès earthquake shook northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). More than 2,200 people were killed, over 10,000 were injured, and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the

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. The city became the capital of the province, having the same name, according to the administrative division in 1984. The city is famous as a scientific center, including a number of national institutes and the University of M'hamed Bouguerra. The institutes include l'Institut Algérien du Pétrole (the Algerian Petroleum Institute IAP), Faculté des Hydrocarbures et de la Chimie (Faculty of Hydrocarbons and Chemistry FHC),

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(The National Institute for Electricity and Electronics INELEC), l'Institut National de Génie mécanique (The National Institute of Mechanical Engineering ENGM), l'Institut National des Industries légères (The National Institute for Light Industries INIL). The city is also known as an industrial center containing the headquarters of

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Exploration, l' Entreprise Nationale de Géophysique ( ENAGEO), and le Centre de Recherches et de Développement (Research and Development Center for Sonatrach CRD).

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods of ''Boumerdès'' 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 settlement i ...

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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 ...

Rivers

This commune 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 Boumerd ...

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Geology

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

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

History

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 ...

(1837)

Health

Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital ( ar, مستشفى محمد بويحياوي) 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 ...

Sport

Notable people

* Brahim Boushaki, Algerian theologian *

Adel Djerrar Adel Djerrar ( ar, عادل جرار; born 3 March 1990) is an Algerian footballer who plays for NA Hussein Dey as a midfielder. Career In June 2016, he joined JS Kabylie. In June 2018, Djerrar signed a contract with CR Belouizdad. In September ...

, Algerian footballer * Mohamed Flissi, Algerian boxer *

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 ...

, Algerian politician * , Algerian lawyer * , Algerian artist * , Algerian academic

References

External links

* * * Populated coastal places in Algeria Populated places in Boumerdès Province Province seats of Algeria {{Boumerdès-geo-stub