Bordj Menaïel District Explained
| Bordj Ménaïel District |
| Native Name: | دائرة برج منايل |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Type: | District |
| Image Map1: | Algeria 35 Wilaya locator map-2009.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Algeria highlighting Boumerdès Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Algeria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Boumerdès |
| Seat Type: | District seat |
| Seat: | Bordj Ménaïl |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 113473 |
| Population As Of: | 1998 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +01 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 5 |
Bordj Ménaïel is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria.[1] It was named after its capital, Bordj Menaïel. Being in the far northern part of the country, it and its province have a slightly arid climate.[2]
Municipalities
The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:
Villages
The villages of Bordj Menaïel District are:
History
See main article: History of Algeria.
French conquest
See main article: French conquest of Algeria.
Salafist terrorism
See main article: Salafist terrorism in Algeria.
See also: Terrorist bombings in Algeria.
Rivers
- Oued Chender
- Oued Djemaa
- Oued Menaïel
Notable people
See main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province.
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: 2022-12-25 . Algeria’s persistent restrictions on journalists must stop, WJWC demands . 2024-12-02 . Women Journalists Without Chains . en-gb . 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 . en . 45 . 1 . 15–34 . 10.3372/wi.45.45102 . 0511-9618.
