Sidi Ali Bounab is a mountain in
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
, about 800 m in height, shared between the wilayas of
Tizi Ouzou and
Boumerdes. It overlooks the plain of
Tadmaït. Its forests are composed mainly of
cork oak
''Quercus suber'', commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus sect. Cerris, ''Quercus'' sect. ''Cerris''. It is the primary source of cork (material), cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, ...
.
During the
French conquest of Algeria
The French conquest of Algeria (; ) took place between 1830 and 1903. In 1827, an argument between Hussein Dey, the ruler of the Regency of Algiers, and the French consul (representative), consul escalated into a blockade, following which the Jul ...
the area saw intense combat, including the
Battle of Tadmaït.
In 1949 it was the scene of a "punitive expedition" by French gendarmes against the villages of the mountain.
[Ouarda Tengour, 2015]
L’affaire Sidi Ali Bounab ou les avatars de Mohamed Cherchar - Septembre 1949
in ''Colonisations et répressions'', ed. Chantal Chanson-Jabeur
Notes
Mountains of Algeria
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