Boumerdès District دائرة بومرداس
District
Map of Algeria highlighting Boumerdès Province
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès
District seat	Boumerdès
Population  (1998)
• Total	60,652
Time zone	UTC+01 ( CET)
Municipalities	3

Boumerdès is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Boumerdès, which is also the capital of the province.

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:

• Boumerdès
• Tidjelabine
• Corso

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods of Boumerdès District are:

• 
  Cité Ali Bouyahiaoui
• 
  Cité 11 décembre 1960
• 
  Quartier du front de mer
• 
  Cité Ibn Khaldoun
• 
  Cité du Rocher Noir

Villages

The villages of Boumerdès District are:

Geology

Several mountain peaks are found in this district:

• Ben Norah Mount [ Wikidata] (467 m)
• Bouarous Mount [ Wikidata] (444 m)
• Cap Blanc Mount [ Wikidata] (420 m)

Rivers

This district is crossed by several rivers:

• Meraldene River
• Beni Arab River [ Wikidata]
• Boumerdès River [ Wikidata]
• Corso River [ Wikidata]
• El Karma River [ Wikidata]
• Sidi Ali River [ Wikidata]
• Tatarig River [ Wikidata]

Religion

• Zawiyet Sidi Boumerdassi

History

French conquest

• Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
• First Battle of the Issers (1837)

Algerian Revolution

Salafist terrorism

• 2005 Tidjelabine bombing (29 July 2005)
• 2006 Tidjelabine bombing (19 June 2006)
• 2010 Tidjelabine bombing (7 April 2010)

Health

• Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital

Sport

Notable people

• Cheikh Boumerdassi (1818-1874)
• Brahim Boushaki (1912-1997)
• Mohamed Boumerdassi (1936-2010)
• Ali Bouyahiaoui (1928-1956)
• Mohamed Bouyahiaoui (1932-1958)
• Adel Djerrar (1990-)
• Mohamed Flissi (1990-)
• Ali Laskri (1955-)
• Ahmed Mahsas (1923-2013)

References

36°46′00″N 3°28′38″E / 36.76667°N 3.47722°E / 36.76667; 3.47722

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