Boumerdès (, 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 (formerly Rocher-Noir) just east of Algiers.

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 9 districts and 32 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Communes

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods of Boumerdès Province are:

Villages

The villages of Boumerdès Province are: • A • * Ahl El Koudia • * Ahl El Oued • * Aït Abdelhadi • * Aït Afra • * Aït Ali • * Aït Dahmane • * Aït Hamadouche • * Aït Salah • * Aït Si Amar • * Aït Si Saïd • * Azela • B • * Baloul • * Belhasnet • * Ben Daoud • * Ben Younes • * Beni Arab • * Beni Fouda • * Beni Khelifa • * Berreghlou • * Bou Ismaïl • * Bouaïdel • * Bouchelaghem • * Boukaraï • * Boukhanfar • * Bouredjouane • C • * Chender • * Chorfa • D • * Debagha • * Djaouna • * Djenah • * Doukane • * Draâ Ben Hadhoum • E • * El Bor • F • * Fekhara • G • * Ghazibaouene • * Gueddara • * Gueraïchene • H • * Hadadcha • * Haddada • * Hadj Ahmed • * Hini • L • * Louz • M • * Mahrane • * Mahsas • * Medjber • * Meraïel • * Meraldene • * Merchicha • * Mezala • O • * Oued Djenane • * Ouled Ali • * Ouled Bellemou • * Ouled Bendou • * Ouled Bessa • * Ouled Bouhmed • * Ouled Boumerdès • * Ouled Djerrah • * Ouled Hocine • * Ouled Mahmoud • * Ouled Salah • S • * Sidi Fredj • * Sidi Yahia • * Skhirat • * Souiga • * Soumâa • T • * Tabrahimt • * Tachehat • * Talamali • * Talilt • * Talmat • * Tamsaout • * Tebabkha • * Thellath • * Tigrine • * Tijijga • * Timizar • * Titouna • * Tiza • * Tizouighine • * Toulmout • * Touzaline • Z • * Zaatra • * Zemmouri El Bahri • * Zenina • Others • * • * • * • * • * Bouarouss • * • * • * • * • * • * • * • * • * • * • *

Geology

Several mountain peaks are found in this province:

Geography

The province is largely mountainous, with a long coastline and a number of rivers, notably the Isser, Meraldene and Sebaou. Its western edges have in effect become suburbs of Algiers as the capital has expanded.

History

The three towns of Zemmouri El Bahri (Rusubbicari), Djinet (Cissi), and Dellys (Rusucurium), all of Phoenician foundation, were the province's principal ancient sites, although smaller Roman towns existed inland, as at Thenia called , at Taourga; at none do any significant classical ruins remain. Zemmouri El Bahri (under the name of Marsa-d-Dajaj) and Dellys both attained some significance in the Islamic period, beginning with Hammadid times; the largely Ottoman-era casbah of Dellys remains an attraction. Boumerdès itself, called Rocher-Noir in the colonial period, was expanded substantially following the establishment of the new wilaya in 1984.

2003 earthquake

The province was very hard hit by the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake, whose epicentre was near Zemmouri. Since the occurrence of the El Asnam earthquake on October 10, 1980, this province has not ceased to feel minor earthquakes. The occurrence of weak tremors was further accentuated in the aftermath of the Chenoua earthquake of October 29, 1989. From the earthquake of Wednesday May 21, 2003, telluric aftershocks lasted for years before stabilizing at low magnitudes. Since 2003, the area encompassing this province has been classified as a high seismic risk region to make adequate technical provisions during the construction of houses and buildings. The technical control of buildings in this province has become more rigorous and strict with regard to construction materials and construction. The victims of this earthquake, who were housed in chalets and prefabricated houses, were still in 2020 in the process of being relocated to new apartments.

Resistance against French invasion

During the French conquest of Algeria, the region of the current Boumerdès Province in Lower Kabylia was the scene of several battles of against French Troupes coloniales:

French invasion (1830–1870)

The region of the current Boumerdès Province was the first bulwark that faced from 1837 against the French invasion of Kabylia and eastern Algeria through several battles under the banner of the and the :

Mokrani Revolt (1871)

This region was the scene of the last battles of the Mokrani Revolt during the month of April 1871 at the gate of Algiers against the French invasion:

Independence Revolution (1954–1962)

This province saw the creation of several clandestine torture centers during the Algerian revolution:

Resistance against Salafist terrorism

This province has suffered the horrors of dozens of terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC):

Walis

Many Walis have passed through Boumerdès Province since its creation on February 4, 1984, through Executive Decree No. 84-09 that organizes the Algerian national territory within the framework of forty-eight wilayates.

Deputies

The deputies of this province during the legislative elections of May 4, 2017, are:

Religion

Mosques

Zawiyas

Education

Health

Tourism

Hotels

Beaches

Transport

• • • • • • • • • • • • • Boumerdès bus station

Transport accidents

Ports

This province is home to the structures of several fishing ports:

Rivers

This province is crossed by dozens of rivers:

Dams

This province is home to the structures of several hydraulic dams:

Sport

The municipalities of this province are home to several sports clubs, especially football, including:

Notable people

• Sidi Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi, Algerian theologian. • Sidi Boushaki, Algerian theologian. • Cheikh Boumerdassi, Algerian theologian. •, Algerian theologian. •, Algerian footballer. •, Algerian footballer. •, Algerian politician. • Abderrahmane Abdelli, Algerian artist. • Abderrahmane Benhamida, Algerian politician. • Abderrahmane Boushaki, Algerian leader. • Abderrahmane Farès, Algerian politician. • Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian athlete. • Abderrahman Ibrir, Algerian footballer. • Adel Djerrar, Algerian footballer. •, Algerian politician. •, Algerian politician. • Ahmed Mahsas, Algerian politician. • Ali Boushaki, Algerian theologian. • Ali Bouyahiaoui, Algerian militant • Ali Laskri, Algerian politician. • Ali Rial, Algerian footballer. • Amine ibn El Boushaki, Algerian judoka. • Bachir Boudjelid, Algerian footballer. • Bilal Tarikat, Algerian footballer. • Boualem Boukacem, Algerian artist. • Brahim Boushaki, Algerian theologian. •, Algerian politician. •, Algerian artist. • Faouzi Chaouchi, Algerian footballer. •, Algerian academician. • Farouk Belkaïd, Algerian footballer. • Fatma Zohra Zamoum, Algerian writer. • Feriel Boushaki, Algerian artist. • Firmus, Berber leader. • Fodil Mezali, an Algerian journalist. • Gildo, Berber leader. • Habib Ayyoub, Algerian writer. • Hocine Mezali, Algerian journalist. • Hocine Soltani, Algerian boxer. • Hocine Ziani, Algerian artist. • Lamine Abid, Algerian footballer. • Lounés Bendahmane, Algerian footballer. • Lyès Deriche, Algerian leader. • Maamar Bettayeb, Algerian academician. • Mascezel, Berber leader. • Messaoud Aït Abderrahmane, Algerian footballer. • Mohamed Aïchaoui, Algerian journalist. • Mohamed Allalou, Algerian boxer. • Mohamed Arkab, Algerian politician. • Mohamed ben Zamoum, Algerian leader •, Algerian politician. • Mohamed Boumerdassi, Algerian artist. •, Algerian politician. • Mohamed Bouyahiaoui, Algerian militant. • Mohamed Cherak, Algerian journalist. • Mohamed Deriche, Algerian politician. •, Algerian academician. • Mohamed Flissi, Algerian boxer. • Mohamed Hassaïne, Algerian journalist. •, Algerian politician. • Mohamed Mechkarini, Algerian militant. • Mohamed Missouri, Algerian boxer. •, Algerian academician. • Mohamed Rahmoune, Algerian politician. • Mohamed Seghir Boushaki, Algerian politician. •, Algerian footballer. • Mokhtar Hasbellaoui, Algerian academician. • Mustapha Ishak Boushaki, Algerian academician. • Mustapha Toumi, Algerian songwriter. • Nadia Boumerdassi, Algerian artist. • Noureddine Melikechi, Algerian physicist. •, Berber leader. • Omar ben Zamoum, Algerian leader. • Omar Fetmouche, Algerian artist. • Othmane Senadjki, Algerian journalist. •, Algerian military. • Rachid Deriche, Algerian academician. • Rachid Mimouni, Algerian writer. • Rachid Nadji, Algerian footballer. • Raïs Hamidou, Algerian privateer. •, Algerian judokate. • Rezki Zerarti, Algerian artist. •, Algerian politician. •, Algerian politician. •, Algerian politician. • Shahnez Boushaki, Algerian basketball player. •, Algerian marathon runner. •, Algerian footballer. •, Algerian academician. • Walid Derrardja, Algerian footballer. • Yahia Boushaki (Shahid), Algerian politician. • Zinedine Ferhat, Algerian footballer.