Baghlia

Baghlia بغلية
Commune and town
Baghlia
Coordinates: Coordinates: 36°49′N 3°51′E / 36.817°N 3.850°E / 36.817; 3.850
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès Province
Population  (1998)
• Total	15,854
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Baghlia (Arabic بغلية) is a town and commune in the Baghlia District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 15,854.^[1]

During the colonial period, it was given the name of Rébeval, after Napoleonic general Joseph Boyer de Rébeval.^[2]

History[]

French conquest[]

• Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
• First Battle of the Issers (1837)
• Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1871)

Algerian Revolution[]

Salafist terrorism[]

• August 2010 Baghlia bombing (18 August 2010)
• 2012 Baghlia bombing (29 April 2012)

Notable people[]

• Lounés Bendahmane, footballer

References[]

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