Ammal is a town and
commune in
Boumerdès Province
Boumerdès (, Kabyle language, Kabyle: Tanebḍit n Bumerdas) is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') of northern Algeria, located in the Kabylia region, between Algiers and Tizi-Ouzou, with its capital at the coastal city of Boumerdès ...
, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 8,567.
Statoids
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Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Ammal'' are:
History
French conquest
* Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
* 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 Alexandre Charles Perrégaux, Perrégaux and Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg, Schauenburg against the troops of K ...
(1837)
* Battle Of Ammal (1840)
* Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1871)
Algerian Revolution
* Ferme Gauthier
Salafist terrorism
* 2010 Ammal bombing (11 June 2010)
Rivers
This commune is crossed by several rivers:
* Isser River
The Oued Isser is a river of Algeria. It begins in Médéa Province, is the main river, with Oued Sébaou of the Medea, which runs through the Lower Kabylie of Djurdjura (or the current province of Boumerdès) Wilaya of Bouira, then flows i ...
Football clubs
Notable people
* Mohamed Arkab, Algerian politician.
References
Communes of Boumerdès Province
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