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Bordj Ménaïel is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria.[1] It was named after its capital, Bordj Menaïel.[citation needed] Being in the far northern part of the country, it and its province have a slightly arid climate.[2]
Bordj Ménaïel District
دائرة برج منايل | |
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 Map of Boumerdès Province highlighting Bordj Ménaïl District | |
 Map of Algeria highlighting Boumerdès Province | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Boumerdès |
| District seat | Bordj Ménaïl |
| Population (1998) | |
• Total | 113,473 |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Municipalities | 5 |
Municipalities
editThe district is further divided into 4 municipalities:
Villages
editThe villages of Bordj Menaïel District are:
History
editFrench conquest
editAlgerian Revolution
editSalafist terrorism
edit- 2008 Zemmouri bombing (9 August 2008)
- 2010 Bordj Menaïel bombing (21 September 2010)
Rivers
editNotable people
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Algeria's persistent restrictions on journalists must stop, WJWC demands". Women Journalists Without Chains. 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
The Algerian authorities' insistence on crackdown on media professionals must stop... Journalist Ihsane El Kadi was taken by security forces from his home in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province...
- ^ Amrani, Said; Nacer, Asma; Noureddine, Nazhat-Ezzamane; Seaward, Mark R. D. (April 2015). "Lichenological exploration of Algeria: historical overview and annotated bibliography, 1799–2013". Willdenowia. 45 (1): 15–34. doi:10.3372/wi.45.45102. ISSN 0511-9618.
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