Boumerdès (; ; formerly ''Rocher Noir'') is the capital city of

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 ...

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. It is located on the

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

about 50 km east of

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

and 50 km west of

Tizi Ouzou Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria, and capital of Tizi Ouzou Province and Tizi Ouzou District. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylia reg ...

. During French occupation of Algeria, the city was named Rocher Noir, translated from French as Black Rock. The city became the capital of the province, having the same name, according to the administrative division in 1984. It is the capital city of wilaya (province) of Boumerdès. 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 The Algerian Petroleum Institute (, ), is a national graduate institute of petroleum engineering located in Boumerdès, Algeria. Commonly known as "IAP", the school was established in 1965 in collaboration with the French Institute of Petroleum ( ...

IAP), Faculté des Hydrocarbures et de la Chimie (Faculty of Hydrocarbons and Chemistry FHC),

l'Institut National d'Électricité et d'Électronique L'Institut is a French hip hop collective, established in 2005 as an offshoot of Sexion d'Assaut, and associated with Wati B. L'institut was formed by various rap and hip hop / freestyle acts mostly coming from 9th arrondissement in Paris. L'Ins ...

(The National Institute for Electricity and Electronics INELEC),

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(The National Institute of Mechanical Engineering ENGM),

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(The National Institute for Light Industries INIL). The city is also known as an industrial center containing the headquarters of

Sonatrach Sonatrach (; ) is the national state-owned oil company of Algeria. Founded in 1963, it is known today to be the largest company in Africa with 154 subsidiaries, and often referred as the first African oil "major". In 2021, Sonatrach was the seven ...

Exploration, l' Entreprise Nationale de Géophysique ( ENAGEO), and le

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(Research and Development Center for Sonatrach CRD). In 2003, a devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook northern

with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). The city was one of the most heavily hit places. In total, more than 2,200 people were killed, over 10,000 were injured, and a moderate tsunami damaged boats at the

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.Magnitude 6.8 Northern Algeria

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Climate

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods of ''Boumerdès'' are: File:Boumerdes.jpg, Cité Ali Bouyahiaoui File:Boumerdes بومرداس 2.jpg,

Cité 11 décembre 1960 Cité may refer to: Places * Cité (Paris Métro), the metro station on the ''Île de la Cité'' * Cité (Quebec), type of municipality in Quebec * Citadel, the historical centre of an old city, originally fortified * Housing estate, a group of ho ...

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Quartier du front de mer A quarter is one-fourth, , 25%, or 0.25. Quarter or quarters may refer to: Places * Quarter (urban subdivision), a section or area, usually of a town Placenames * Quarter, South Lanarkshire, a settlement in Scotland * Le Quartier, a settlemen ...

File:Gare ferrouviaire de Boumerdès.jpg,

Cité Ibn Khaldoun Cité may refer to: Places * Cité (Paris Métro), the metro station on the ''Île de la Cité'' * Cité (Quebec), type of municipality in Quebec * Citadel, the historical centre of an old city, originally fortified * Housing estate, a group of ho ...

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Cité du Rocher Noir Cité may refer to: Places * Cité (Paris Métro), the metro station on the ''Île de la Cité'' * Cité (Quebec), type of municipality in Quebec * Citadel, the historical centre of an old city, originally fortified * Housing estate, a group of ho ...

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 Boumerdè ...

* * * * * *

Geology

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 Alexandre Charles Perrégaux, Perrégaux and Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg, Schauenburg against the troops of K ...

(1837)

Health

* Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital

Sport

Notable people

Brahim Boushaki Brahim Boushaki ( ''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), Sheikh. He was born in the village of Soumâa near ...

, Algerian theologian * Adel Djerrar, Algerian footballer *

Mohamed Flissi Mohamed Flissi (born 13 February 1990, in Boumerdès) is an Algerian boxer. He represented Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He also qualified to represent Alge ...

, Algerian boxer *

Ali Laskri Ali Laskri (born in Chabet el Ameur on 20 August 1955) is an Algerian politician. He is the leader of the political opposition Socialist Forces Front party in Algeria. Biography Ali Laskri was born in 1955 in the commune of Chabet el Ameur in ...

, 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