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{{About|Boudouaou||Boudouaou (disambiguation)}}
[[File:Photo marche boudouaou 03062016.jpg|thumb|right|Boudouaou]]'''Boudouaou''', during [[French Algeria|French colonialism]] known as '''L'Alma''' (or '''Alma''') is a town in the western part of [[Boumerdès Province|Boumerdès]], [[Algeria]]. It is a coastal town on the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. Its population in 1998 was 42,500.<ref>[http://www.populstat.info/Africa/algeriat.htm populstat.info] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175036/http://www.populstat.info/Africa/algeriat.htm |date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref>
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'''Boudouaou''', during [[French Algeria|French colonialism]] known as '''L'Alma''' (or '''Alma''') is a town in the western part of [[Boumerdès Province|Boumerdès]], [[Algeria]]. It is a coastal town on the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. Its population in 2008 was 56,398.<ref>[http://www.populstat.info/Africa/algeriat.htm populstat.info] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175036/http://www.populstat.info/Africa/algeriat.htm |date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref> It is located 18 miles east of the capital Algiers.<ref>{{cite news |title=p.m. Pulse |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UlFaAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1 |access-date=2 April 2024 |publisher=Waycross Journal-Herald |date=18 September 1995 |language=en}}</ref>


The original name is thought to be ''bou-dhou-aou'', [[Arabic]] for [[Lighting|illuminator]] in reference to a small insect the size of a beetle which at night shows beautiful brilliant green light in its tail.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}}
The original name is thought to be ''bou-dhou-aou'', [[Arabic]] for [[Lighting|illuminator]] in reference to a small insect the size of a beetle which at night shows beautiful brilliant green light in its tail.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}}


==Archaeology==
==Archaeology==
The wilaya of Boumerdes represents an archaeological treasure by the multitude of historical sites that its vast territory of 1 456,16 km2 shelters.


Several prehistoric vestiges were discovered during the period of occupation. With the arrival of the colonizers and the project of colonization on the lands of Boudouaou, many prehistoric vestiges under the occupation were discovered: rhinoceros bones house in the Musée de l'Homme in [[Paris]], a bronze axe, flint Retouched and prehistoric arrows are examples of discoveries already made.
Several prehistoric vestiges were discovered during the period of occupation. With the arrival of the colonizers and the project of colonization on the lands of Boudouaou, many prehistoric vestiges under the occupation were discovered: rhinoceros bones house in the Musée de l'Homme in [[Paris]], a bronze axe, flint Retouched and prehistoric arrows are examples of discoveries already made{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}.

Boudouaou is located on medium-altitude terrain that forms the current low Kabylie-Arabo-Musulmane, of which the town of Boumerdes is the chief town.

The mausoleum of Blad Guitoun, in the commune of Si Mustapha, is an illustrative example of the archaeological sites which were still apparent in low Arab-Muslim kabylie, at the beginning of the French colonization from 1837.

The Bénian ntâa Soumâa, in the commune of Thénia, is another archaeological site that had been marvelously preserved until the middle of the 19th century.

The Berber, Roman and Turkish Arab populations who lived around these archaeological sites before French colonization preserved this cultural and identity heritage.

The location of these archaeological sites on the banks and banks of Wadi Isser and Wadi Sébaou, as well as on the Mediterranean coast, makes it possible to classify the wilaya of Boumerdès among the rich archaeological niches in Algeria.

During the past centuries, the various floods and floods of the Wadi Isser and Wadi Sébaou (wadis of Lower Kabylie) caused the overflow of these rivers and buried the numid{{typo help inline|reason=similar to humid|date=November 2019}} cities under the silt and the mud Carried by the torrents. Indeed, under a depth of about 3 meters, several discoveries in the wilaya of Boumerdès, of which numerous remains and archaeological sites, were uncovered in 2009.

In the village of Beni H'mida, in the commune of Leghata, retains a statue found alongside a metal dish, relics of pottery and human bones. A pitcher containing more than 900 silver coins engraved in the name of "Bolokine Abderrahmane", was discovered in [[Ouriacha]] village, in the commune of Naciria (Laâziv Zaâmoum).

In the village of Titouna of Souk El Had, a polished stone in the shape of a chest, engraved on its face with a metalworking scene, was also discovered at 3 meters underground during construction work, and was deposited at the level of The "wilayale" direction of culture in Boumerdès.<ref>http://www.djazairess.com/fr/infosoir/98613</ref>


==Personalities==
==Personalities==
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*BEN MERZOUGA ar بن مرزوقة
*BEN MERZOUGA ar بن مرزوقة
*BEN YAMINA ar بن يامينة
*BEN YAMINA ar بن يامينة

==History==
{{Main|History of Algeria}}

===French conquest===
{{Main|French conquest of Algeria}}
* [[Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha]] (1837)
* [[First Battle of Boudouaou]] (1837)
* [[First Battle of the Issers]] (1837)
* [[Battle of Alma (Algeria)|Battle of Alma]] (1871)

===Algerian Revolution===
{{Main|Algerian Revolution}}

===Salafist terrorism===
{{Main|Salafist terrorism in Algeria}}
{{See also|Terrorist bombings in Algeria}}
* [[2006 Boudouaou bombing]] (8 August 2006)

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of people from Boumerdès Province}}
* [[Ahmed Mahsas]], Algerian politician and writer
* [[Rachid Mimouni]], Algerian writer
* [[Walid Derrardja]], Algerian footballer


==References==
==References==
{{Portal|Algeria}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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{{Boumerdès Province}}
{{Boumerdès Province}}
{{Boumerdès Province villages}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Populated places in Boumerdès Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Boumerdès Province]]

Latest revision as of 22:09, 25 April 2024

This article is about Boudouaou. For other uses, see Boudouaou (disambiguation).
Boudouaou
Land Algerien
Population
 (2008)
 • Total56,398
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Boudouaou, during French colonialism known as L'Alma (or Alma) is a town in the western part of Boumerdès, Algeria. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea. Its population in 2008 was 56,398.[1] It is located 18 miles east of the capital Algiers.[2]

The original name is thought to be bou-dhou-aou, Arabic for illuminator in reference to a small insect the size of a beetle which at night shows beautiful brilliant green light in its tail.[citation needed]

Archaeology

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Several prehistoric vestiges were discovered during the period of occupation. With the arrival of the colonizers and the project of colonization on the lands of Boudouaou, many prehistoric vestiges under the occupation were discovered: rhinoceros bones house in the Musée de l'Homme in Paris, a bronze axe, flint Retouched and prehistoric arrows are examples of discoveries already made[citation needed].

Personalities

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Politics

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The town re-elected mayor Yahya Mahsas at the end of 2007 for 5 years, replaced by Mekki Hamoud in 2012.

Main cities

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There are several villages in Boudouaou. The well known among them are:

  • LACACE ar لاصاص
  • BENADJAL ar بن عجال
  • GHOUALEM ar الغوالم
  • EL-NCHITE ar النشيط
  • BEN MERZOUGA ar بن مرزوقة
  • BEN YAMINA ar بن يامينة

History

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Main article: History of Algeria

French conquest

[edit]
Main article: French conquest of Algeria

Algerian Revolution

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Main article: Algerian Revolution

Salafist terrorism

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

Notable people

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Main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province

References

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  1. ^ populstat.info Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "p.m. Pulse". Waycross Journal-Herald. 18 September 1995. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

36°44′N 3°25′E / 36.73°N 3.41°E / 36.73; 3.41

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