Bordj Menaïel District
District in Boumerdès, Algeria
Bordj Ménaïel District دائرة برج منايل | |
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District | |
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Province | Boumerdès |
District seat | Bordj Ménaïl |
Population (1998) | |
• Total | 113,473 |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Municipalities | 5 |
Bordj Ménaïel is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Bordj Menaïel.
Municipalities
The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:
- Bordj Menaïel
- Djinet
- Leghata
- Zemmouri
Villages
The villages of Bordj Menaïel District are:
History
French conquest
Algerian Revolution
Salafist terrorism
- 2008 Zemmouri bombing (9 August 2008)
- 2010 Bordj Menaïel bombing (21 September 2010)
Rivers
- Oued Chender
- Oued Djemaa
- Oued Menaïel
Notable people
- 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
References
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Capital: Boumerdès
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36°44′30″N 3°43′23″E / 36.74167°N 3.72306°E / 36.74167; 3.72306
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