Gueddara is a village in the

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 ...

Kabylie Kabylia or Kabylie (; in Kabyle language, Kabyle: Tamurt n leqbayel; in Tifinagh: ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⴻⵇⴱⴰⵢⴻⵍ; ), meaning "Land of the Tribes" is a mountainous coastal region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kaby ...

, Algeria.

Location

The village is surrounded by

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 ...

and the town of Thenia in the ''Khachna'' mountain range.

Zawiya

Zawiyet Sidi Boushaki Zawiyet Sidi Brahim Boushaki () or Zawiyet Thénia is a Zawiya (institution), zawiya of the Rahmaniyya Sufi brotherhood located at Boumerdès Province, in the lower Kabylia region of Algeria. Construction The zawiya of Soumâa was built in 1442 ...

History

This village has experienced the facts of several historical events: *

Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha The Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha, or the Expedition of Thénia, or simply Beni Aïcha Expedition, was a expedition in May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria. This event pitted the troupes coloniales under Colonel Maximilien Jos ...

(1837) *

Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha The Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha or Battle of Thenia, which broke out on 19 April 1871, was a battle of the Mokrani Revolt between the Algerian rebels, and the France, which was the colonial power in the region since 1830. Presentation Afte ...

(1871)

Notable people

References

Villages in Algeria Populated places in Boumerdès Province Kabylia {{Boumerdès-geo-stub