Bordj Menaïel District

This article is about Bordj Menaïel. For other uses, see Bordj Menaïel (disambiguation).

Bordj Ménaïel is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria.^[1] It was named after its capital, Bordj Menaïel.^{[citation needed]} Being in the far northern part of the country, it and its province have a slightly arid climate.^[2]

Bordj Ménaïel District دائرة برج منايل
District
Map of Boumerdès Province highlighting Bordj Ménaïl District
Map of Algeria highlighting Boumerdès Province
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès
District seat	Bordj Ménaïl
Population  (1998)
• Total	113,473
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Municipalities	5

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:

• Bordj Menaïel
• Djinet
• Leghata
• Zemmouri

Villages

The villages of Bordj Menaïel District are:

• B
  • Ben Younes
• E
  • El Bor
• H
  • Hadj Ahmed
• O
  • Ouled Bendou
  • Ouled Bouhmed
  • Ouled Hocine
• Z
  • Zaatra
  • Zemmouri El Bahri

History

Main article: History of Algeria

French conquest

Main article: French conquest of Algeria

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

Algerian Revolution

Main article: Algerian Revolution

Salafist terrorism

Main article: Salafist terrorism in Algeria

See also: Terrorist bombings in Algeria

• 2008 Zemmouri bombing (9 August 2008)
• 2010 Bordj Menaïel bombing (21 September 2010)

Rivers

• Oued Chender
• Oued Djemaa
• Oued Menaïel

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province

• Farouk Belkaïd, footballer
• Abdelhafid Benchabla, boxer
• Bachir Boudjelid, footballer
• Faouzi Chaouchi, footballer
• Zinedine Ferhat, footballer
• Omar Fetmouche, artist
• Hocine Mezali, journalist and writer
• Ali Rial, footballer
• Mustapha Toumi, songwriter, lyricist, composer, poet and painter
• Fatma Zohra Zamoum, writer and film-maker