36°42′58″N 3°39′58″E / 36.716°N 3.666°E / 36.716; 3.666

Isser
Commune and town
Trilingual welcome sign in Isser written in Arabic, Kabyle ( Tifinagh script), and French. ("The municipality of Isser welcomes you.")
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès Province
Population  (1998)
• Total	27,990
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)

Isser, formerly spelled Issers ( Arabic: يسر, Kabyle: ⵉⵙⴻⵔ) is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,990. ^[1] As of the latest census it has 32,580 residents. ^[2]

Isser is located on the south bank of the Isser River and near the centre of the Isser coastal plain, which stretches from Thenia to Naciria.

History

French conquest

• First Battle of the Issers (1837)

Algerian Revolution

Salafist terrorism

• 2008 Issers bombing (19 August 2008)

Transport

The road RN 12 runs through Isser, linking it with Si-Mustapha to the west and Bordj Menaïel to the east. The smaller RN 68 links it to Djinet in the north and Chabet el Ameur in the south. ^[3]

Zawiya

• Zawiya Thaalibia

Notable people

• Sidi Abder Rahman El Thaelebi, Algerian Islamic scholar
• Messaoud Aït Abderrahmane, Algerian footballer
• Raïs Hamidou, Algerian privateer

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