Boumerdès

Boumerdes بومرداس Bumerdas
City
Boumerdes Location within Algeria
Coordinates: 36°45′37.23″N 3°28′20.52″E / 36.7603417°N 3.4723667°E / 36.7603417; 3.4723667Coordinates: 36°45′37.23″N 3°28′20.52″E / 36.7603417°N 3.4723667°E / 36.7603417; 3.4723667
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès Province
District	Boumerdes District
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	41 685
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Climate	Csa

Boumerdès (Arabic: بومرداس; Kabyle: Bumerdas; formerly Rocher Noir) is the capital city of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea. It had a population of 28,500 in 1998 and 15,000 in 1987.^[1]

Boumerdès is a seaside city located in the north of Algeria about 50 km east of Algiers and 50 km west of Tizi Ouzou. During French occupation of Algeria, the city was named Rocher Noir, translated from French as Black Rock.

It is the capital city of Wilaya (district) of Boumerdès. The 6.8 Mw Boumerdès earthquake shook northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed, over 10,000 were injured, and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands. The city became the capital of the province, having the same name, according to the administrative division in 1984.

The city is famous as a scientific center, including a number of national institutes and the University of M'hamed Bouguerra. The institutes include l'Institut Algérien du Pétrole (the Algerian Petroleum Institute IAP), (Faculty of Hydrocarbons and Chemistry FHC), (The National Institute for Electricity and Electronics INELEC), (The National Institute of Mechanical Engineering ENGM), (The National Institute for Light Industries INIL).

The city is also known as an industrial center containing the headquarters of Sonatrach Exploration, l' (), and le (Research and Development Center for Sonatrach CRD).

Neighbourhoods[]

The neighbourhoods of Boumerdès are:

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  Cité Ali Bouyahiaoui

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History[]

• First Battle of the Issers (1837)

Health[]

Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital

• Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital

Sport[]

Notable people[]

• Brahim Boushaki, Algerian theologian
• Adel Djerrar, Algerian footballer
• Mohamed Flissi, Algerian boxer
• Ali Laskri, Algerian politician

References[]

External links[]

• "Website of all nowadays and ancient people from Boumerdès".
• "Website of all nowadays and ancient people from dzair".
• Falling Rain Genomics - elevation = 41m. "Geographical information on Boumerdas, Algeria". Retrieved 2008-04-27.

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