Issers

36.716°N 3.666°E / 36.716; 3.666

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

Isser
Commune and town
Trilingual welcome sign in Isser written in Arabic, Kabyle (Tifinagh script), and French. ("The municipality of Isser welcomes you.")
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès Province
Population  (1998)
• Total	27,990
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Isser, formerly spelled Issers (Arabic: يسر, Kabyle: ⵉⵙⴻⵔ) is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,990.^[1] As of the latest census it has 32,580 residents.^[2]

Isser is located on the south bank of the Isser River and near the centre of the Isser coastal plain, which stretches from Thenia to Naciria.

History

Main article: History of Algeria

French conquest

Main article: French conquest of Algeria

• 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 Issers bombing (19 August 2008)

Transport

The road RN 12 runs through Isser, linking it with Si-Mustapha to the west and Bordj Menaïel to the east. The smaller RN 68 links it to Djinet in the north and Chabet el Ameur in the south.^[3]

Zawiya

Main article: Zawiyas in Algeria

• Zawiya Thaalibia

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province

• Sidi Abder Rahman El Thaelebi, Algerian Islamic scholar
• Messaoud Aït Abderrahmane, Algerian footballer
• Raïs Hamidou, Algerian privateer