Bordj Menaïel

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Bordj Menaïel
برج منايل
City and Common
Nickname: 
Burǧ Imnayen
Motto(s): 
"From the people, for the people"
Location of Bordj Menaïel in the Boumerdès Province
Location of Bordj Menaïel in the Boumerdès Province
Bordj Menaïel is located in Algeria
Bordj Menaïel
Bordj Menaïel
Location of Bordj Menaïel in the Algeria
Coordinates: 36°44′30″N 3°43′23″E / 36.741667°N 3.723056°E / 36.741667; 3.723056
Country Algeria
ProvinceBoumerdès Province
DistrictBordj Menaïel District
APC2012-2017
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
64,820[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
ISO 3166 codeCP

Bordj Menaïel (from the Arabic برج - bordj, "tower" and Berber imnayen "cavaliers") is a town in the Boumerdès Province in Algeria. It is located in the western Kabylie region at 36°44′30″N 3°43′23″E / 36.74167°N 3.72306°E / 36.74167; 3.72306 and is 30 km away from the city of Boumerdès. As of 2008, the population of the municipality is 64,820.[2]

Presentation

Bordj Menaïel was founded by the Ottoman government of Algeria, most likely in the 16th century, to guard a route between Algiers and Constantine and to secure control of the Isser plain.[3] In the 18th century, its military role was superseded by the foundation of Bordj Sebaou further west, but it remained the residence of the Ottoman wakil administering the surrounding farmland.[4]

The French conquest reached the fort of Bordj Menaïel in 1844, when General Bugeaud took it. Afterwards, it initially became the residence of the aghas of the Iflissen Umellil.[5] In 1859, a French colony was created there by imperial decree, using 1718 hectares. It was enlarged through land expropriation in 1872 by Admiral de Gueydon, in the wake of the Mokrani Revolt.[6]

History

Main article: History of Algeria

French conquest

Main article: French conquest of Algeria

Algerian Revolution

Main article: Algerian Revolution

Salafist terrorism

Main article: Salafist terrorism in Algeria
See also: Terrorist bombings in Algeria

Transport

The road RN 12 runs through Bordj Menaïel, linking it with Isser to the west and Naciria to the east.[7]

Sports

Algeria goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi was born in Bordj Menaiel. The local football team is JS Bordj Ménaïel.

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province

References

Notes

  1. ^ ONS Statistic (Boumerdès province) Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Recensement Génaral de la Population et de l'Habitat" (in French). Wilaya Boumerdes. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
  3. ^ N. Robin, 1873, "Note sur l'organisation militaire et administrative des Turcs dans la Grande Kabylie", Revue Africaine, p. 134, (in French).
  4. ^ N. Robin, 1873, "Note sur l'organisation militaire et administrative des Turcs dans la Grande Kabylie", Revue Africaine, p. 207, (in French).
  5. ^ Robin 1873:207.
  6. ^ Charles-Claude Bernard, 1877, Notice topographique et médicale sur le plaine d'Isser, pp. 36-39
  7. ^ "Atlas Routier de l'Algérie : Wilaya de Boumerdès". Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2022.


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