Bordj Menaïel District
This article does not cite any sources. (March 2009) |
Bordj Ménaïel District
دائرة برج منايل | |
---|---|
Country | Algeria |
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[]
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[]
Coordinates: 36°44′30″N 3°43′23″E / 36.74167°N 3.72306°E
Categories:
- Districts of Boumerdès Province
- Algérois geography stubs