Boumerdès is a
province (
wilaya) of northern
AlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, between
Algiers' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
and Tizi-Ouzou, with its capital at the coastal city of
BoumerdèsBoumerdès 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....
(formerly Rocher-Noir) just east of Algiers.
Administrative divisions
It is made up of 9
districtsThe provinces of Algeria are divided into 553 districts . The capital of a district is called a district seat...
and 32
communesThis is a list of all communes in the North African country of Algeria. Currently, there are 1,541 communes in the country. The population data is from June 25, 1998.-See also:* List of cities in Algeria* List of postal codes of Algerian cities...
or municipalities.
Districts
- Baghlia
Baghlia is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Baghlia.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:*Baghlia*Sidi Daoud*Taourga...
- Bordj Ménaïl
Bordj Ménaïl is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Bordj Ménaïl.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 5 municipalities:*Bordj Ménaïl*Djinet*Leghata*Zemmouri*Ouled Aïssa...
- Boudouaou
Boudouaou is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Boudouaou.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:*Boudouaou*El Khareouba*Keddara...
- Boumerdès
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...
- Dellys
Dellys is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Dellys.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:*Dellys*Benchoud*Afir...
- Isser
Isser is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Isser.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:*Isser*Si Mustapha*Chabet El Ameur...
- Khemis El Khechna
Khemis El Khechna is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It is the most populous district in the province. It was named after its capital, Khemis El Khechna, which is also the most populous municipality in the province.-Municipalities:...
- Naciria
Naciria is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Naciria.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 2 municipalities:*Naciria*Timezrit...
- Thénia
Thénia is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Thénia which, under French rule, was called Ménerville.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:*Thénia*Souk El Had*Beni Amrane*Ammal...
Communes
- Aafir
Aafir or Afir is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 12,613.-References:...
- Ammal
Ammal is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 8,567....
- Baghlia
Baghlia is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 15,854.-References:...
- 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.-References:...
- Beni Amrane
Beni Amrane is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 21,452.-References:...
- Bordj Menaiel
Bordj Menaïel 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 of 1998, its population is 35,600Algeria goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi was born in Bordj Menaiel....
(Bordj Ménaïl)
- Boudouaou
Boudouaou, during French colonialism known as L'Alma is a town in the western part of Boumerdès, Algeria. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea and is located at an altitude of 3 feet...
- Boudouaou-El-Bahri
Boudouaou-El-Bahri is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 10,512....
- Boumerdès
Boumerdès 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....
- Bouzegza Keddara
Bouzegza Keddara is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 8,484....
- Chabet el Ameur
Chabet el Ameur is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 30,223.-References:...
- Corso
Corso, Boumerdés is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 13,118....
- Dellys
Dellys is a small coastal town in northern Algeria, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the river Sebaou. It is notable for an Ottoman-era casbah, two colonial-era lighthouses , and some beaches; the principal activities of the area are fishing and farming. In Roman times, it was...
- Djinet
Djinet is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 20,022.-References:...
- El Kharrouba
El Kharrouba is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 8,143.-References:...
- Hammedi
Hammedi is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,972....
- Issers
Issers is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,990....
- Keddara
Keddara is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria.-References:...
- Khemis El-Khechna
Khemis El-Khechna is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 58,573....
- Larbatache
Larbatache is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 15,791....
- Legata
Legata is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 11,884....
- Naciria
For the Sufi order of Tamegroute, Morocco see Nasiriyya.Naciria is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 21,272.-References:...
- Ouled Aissa
Ouled Aissa, Boumerdès is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 6,773....
- Ouled Hedadj
Ouled Hedadj is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 22,382.-References:...
- Ouled Moussa
Ouled Moussa is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 26,108....
- Si-Mustapha
Si-Mustapha is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 9,015....
- Sidi Daoud
- Souk El-Had
Souk El-Had is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 4,860....
- Taourga
Taourga is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 7,303....
- Thenia
Thénia , with around 40,000 inhabitants, is the chief town in the daïra of the same name, in the wilaya of Boumerdès, in Kabylie in northern Algeria...
- Tidjelabine
Tidjelabine is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 13,888.-References:...
- Timezrit
Timezrit, Boumerdès is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 10,699....
- Zemmouri
Zemmouri is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 21,012.-References:...
Geography
The province is largely mountainous, with a long coastline and a number of rivers, notably the
IsserIsser may refer to:*Franz Isser , Austrian bobsledder*Fritz Isser, Austrian bobsledder*Heinrich Isser , Austrian bobsledder*Josef Isser, Austrian luger*Maria Isser, Austrian luger*Paul Isser, Austrian luger...
and Sebaou. Its western edges have in effect become suburbs of Algiers as the capital has expanded.
History
The three towns of Zemmouri El Bahri (
Rusubbicari), Djinet (
Cissi), and
DellysDellys is a small coastal town in northern Algeria, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the river Sebaou. It is notable for an Ottoman-era casbah, two colonial-era lighthouses , and some beaches; the principal activities of the area are fishing and farming. In Roman times, it was...
(
Rusucurium), all of
PhoeniciaPhoenicia , was an ancient civilization in Canaan which covered most of the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent. Several major Phoenician cities were built on the coastline of the Mediterranean. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550...
n foundation, were the province's principal ancient sites, although smaller
RomanAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
towns existed inland, as at
TaourgaTaourga is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 7,303....
; 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
HammadidThe Hammadids were a Berber dynasty who ruled an area roughly corresponding to north-eastern modern Algeria for about a century and a half , until they were destroyed by the Almohads...
times; the largely
OttomanThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
-era
casbahThe Casbah ) is specifically the citadel of Algiers in Algeria and the traditional quarter clustered around it. More generally, a kasbah is the walled citadel of many North African cities and towns...
of Dellys remains an attraction. Boumerdes itself, called Rocher-Noir in the colonial period, was expanded substantially following the establishment of the new wilaya in 1983. The province was very hard hit by the Algerian earthquake of 2003, whose epicentre was near
ZemmouriZemmouri is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 21,012.-References:...
.