Boumerdès Province

It is made up of 9 districts and 32 communes or municipalities.

The neighbourhoods of Boumerdès Province are:

The villages of Boumerdès Province are:

The province is largely mountainous, with a long coastline and a number of rivers, notably the Isser, Meraldene and Sebaou. Its western edges have in effect become suburbs of Algiers as the capital has expanded.

2003 Boumerdès earthquake

The three towns of Zemmouri El Bahri (Rusubbicari), Djinet (Cissi), and Dellys (Rusucurium), all of Phoenician foundation, were the province's principal ancient sites, although smaller Roman towns existed inland, as at Thenia called Nubel's Citadel, at Taourga; at none do any significant classical ruins remain. Zemmouri El Bahri (under the name of Marsa-d-Dajaj) and Dellys both attained some significance in the Islamic period, beginning with Hammadid times; the largely Ottoman-era casbah of Dellys remains an attraction. Boumerdès itself, called Rocher-Noir in the colonial period, was expanded substantially following the establishment of the new wilaya in 1984.

The province was very hard hit by the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake, whose epicentre was near Zemmouri.

Since the occurrence of the El Asnam earthquake on October 10, 1980, this province has not ceased to feel minor earthquakes.

The occurrence of weak tremors was further accentuated in the aftermath of the Chenoua earthquake of October 29, 1989.

From the earthquake of Wednesday May 21, 2003, telluric aftershocks lasted for years before stabilizing at low magnitudes.

Since 2003, the area encompassing this province has been classified as a high seismic risk region in order to make adequate technical provisions during the construction of houses and buildings.

The technical control of buildings in this province has become more rigorous and strict with regard to construction materials and construction.

The victims of this earthquake, who were housed in chalets and prefabricated houses, were still in 2020 in the process of being relocated to new apartments.

Emir Abdelkader resistance

Mokrani Revolt

During the French conquest of Algeria, the region of the current Boumerdès Province in Lower Kabylia was the scene of several battles of Algerian resistance fighters against French Troupes coloniales:

Many Walis have passed through Boumerdès Province since its creation on February 4, 1984 through Executive Decree No. 84-09 that organizes the Algerian national territory within the framework of forty-eight wilayates.[3]

University of Boumerdès

• University of Boumerdès
• Faculty of Boudouaou
• Institut National de la Productivité et du Développement Industriel (INPED)
• Touzout brothers Lyceum
• Mohamed Bouchatal College
• Mohamed Boushaki School
• Draoui brothers Lyceum
• Emir Khaled Lyceum
• Mohamed Laïd Al-Khalifa Lyceum
• Frantz Fanon Lyceum

Thenia Hospital

• Thenia Hospital
• Amar Ouamrane Hospital
• Mohamed Boudaoud Hospital
• Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital
• Boumerdès Orthopedic Emergency Hospital
• Boumerdès Hospital

Zemmouri Port

This province is home to the structures of several fishing ports:

• Dellys Port
• Djinet Port
• Zemmouri Port
• Al-Qaous fishing shelter

Isser River

This province is crossed by dozens of rivers:

• Amara River
• Arbia River
• Boudouaou River
• Oued Boumerdès
• Chender River
• Oued Corso
• Djemâa River
• Hamiz River
• Isser River
• Keddache River
• Larbâa River
• Menaïel River
• Meraldene River
• Reghaïa River
• Sebaou River

Keddara Dam

This province is home to the structures of several hydraulic dams:

• Keddara Dam
• Meraldene Dam
• Beni Amrane Dam
• Hamiz Dam
• Chender Dam
• Sidi Daoud Dam
• Djinet Dam
• Oued Djemaa Dam