Isser District
Issers District
دائرة يسر | |
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 Map of Algeria highlighting Boumerdès Province | |
 Map of Boumerdès Province highlighting Isser District | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Boumerdès |
| District seat | Isser |
| Population (1998) | |
• Total | 67,228 |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Municipalities | 3 |
Issers is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Isser.
Municipalities
[edit]The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:
History
[edit]French conquest
[edit]- First Battle of the Issers (1837)
Algerian Revolution
[edit]Salafist terrorism
[edit]- 2008 Issers bombing (19 August 2008)
Zawiya
[edit]Notable people
[edit]- Sidi Abder Rahman El Thaelebi, Algerian Islamic scholar
- Mohamed Aïchaoui, Algerian journalist and resistant against French colonization.
- Raïs Hamidou, Algerian privateer.
- Ali Laskri, Algerian politician.
References
[edit]Capital: Boumerdès | ||
| Baghlia District | .svg) | |
| Bordj Menaïel District | ||
| Boudouaou District | ||
| Boumerdès District | ||
| Dellys District | ||
| Isser District | ||
| Khemis El Khechna District | ||
| Naciria District | ||
| Thénia District | ||
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| National | |
36°43′28″N 3°40′12″E / 36.72444°N 3.67000°E
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