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Province of Algeria
Boumerdès

Boumerdès (ولاية بومرداس, Kabyle: Tanebḍit n Bumerdas) is a province (wilaya) of northern Algeria, located in the Kabylia region, between Algiers and Tizi Ouzou, with its capital at the coastal city of Boumerdès (formerly Rocher Noir) just east of Algiers.

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

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.

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 , 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 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.

Zawiya Thaalibia in the Issers. Zawiyet Sidi Amar Cherif in Sidi Daoud. Zawiyet Sidi Boumerdassi in Tidjelabine. Zawiyet Sidi Boushaki in Thenia. in Aafir. in Beni Amrane. in Khemis El Khechna. in Boudouaou.