Boumerdès ( ar, بومرداس; Kabyle: Bumerdas; formerly ''Rocher Noir'') is the capital city of

Boumerdès Province Boumerdès ( ar, ولاية بومرداس, Kabyle: Tanebḍit n Bumerdas) is a province ('' wilaya'') of northern Algeria, located in the Kabylia region, between Algiers and Tizi-Ouzou, with its capital at the coastal city of Boumerdès (form ...

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. It is located on the

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. It had a population of 28,500 in 1998 and 15,000 in 1987. Boumerdès is a seaside city located in the north of

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about 50 km east of

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and 50 km west of

Tizi Ouzou Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region after Bejaia. History Etymology The name ''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

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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), l'Institut National d'Électricité et d'Électronique (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

Sonatrach Sonatrach ( ar, سوناطراك; french: Société Nationale pour la Recherche, la Production, le Transport, la Transformation, et la Commercialisation des Hydrocarbures) is the national state-owned oil company of Algeria. Founded in 1963, it is ...

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 File:Boumerdès.JPG, Quartier du front de mer File:Gare ferrouviaire de Boumerdès.jpg, Cité Ibn Khaldoun File:Photo rocher noir 07012019.jpg, Cité du Rocher Noir

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 sit ...

(1837)

Health

* Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital

Sport

Notable people

Brahim Boushaki Brahim Boushaki ( ar, إبراهيم بن علي بوسحاقي ''Ibrahim ibn Ali al-Boushaki'') (1912 CE/1330 Hijri year, AH – 1997 CE/1418 Hijri year, AH), was an Algerian people, Algerian Scholar, Imam and Sufism, Sufi Sheikh (Sufism), She ...

, Algerian theologian * Adel Djerrar, Algerian footballer * Mohamed Flissi, Algerian boxer * Ali Laskri, 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