Boumerdès District

Boumerdès District دائرة بومرداس
District
Map of Algeria highlighting Boumerdès Province
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès
District seat	Boumerdès
Population  (1998)
• Total	60,652
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Municipalities	3

Boumerdès is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Boumerdès, which is also the capital of the province.

The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:

• Boumerdès
• Tidjelabine
• Corso

The neighbourhoods of Boumerdès District are:

• 
  Cité Ali Bouyahiaoui
• 
  Cité 11 décembre 1960
• 
  Quartier du front de mer
• 
  Cité Ibn Khaldoun
• 
  Cité du Rocher Noir

The villages of Boumerdès District are:

Several mountain peaks are found in this district:

• Ben Norah Mount (467 m)
• Bouarous Mount (444 m)
• Cap Blanc Mount (420 m)

This district is crossed by several rivers:

• Meraldene River
• Beni Arab River
• Boumerdès River
• Corso River
• El Karma River
• Sidi Ali River
• Tatarig River

• Zawiyet Sidi Boumerdassi

• Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
• First Battle of the Issers (1837)

• 2005 Tidjelabine bombing (29 July 2005)
• 2006 Tidjelabine bombing (19 June 2006)
• 2010 Tidjelabine bombing (7 April 2010)

• Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital

• Cheikh Boumerdassi (1818-1874)
• Brahim Boushaki (1912-1997)
• Mohamed Boumerdassi (1936-2010)
• Ali Bouyahiaoui (1928-1956)
• Mohamed Bouyahiaoui (1932-1958)
• Adel Djerrar (1990-)
• Mohamed Flissi (1990-)
• Ali Laskri (1955-)
• Ahmed Mahsas (1923-2013)

36°46′00″N 3°28′38″E / 36.76667°N 3.47722°E / 36.76667; 3.47722