Bordj Menaïel District
District in Boumerdès, Algeria
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Bordj Ménaïel is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria.[1] It was named after its capital, Bordj Menaïel.[citation needed] Being in the far northern part of the country, it and its province have a slightly arid climate.[2]
Bordj Ménaïel District
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 Map of Boumerdès Province highlighting Bordj Ménaïl District | |
 Map of Algeria highlighting Boumerdès Province | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Boumerdès |
| District seat | Bordj Ménaïl |
| Population (1998) | |
• Total | 113,473 |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Municipalities | 5 |
Municipalities
The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:
Villages
The villages of Bordj Menaïel District are:
History
French conquest
Algerian Revolution
Salafist terrorism
- 2008 Zemmouri bombing (9 August 2008)
- 2010 Bordj Menaïel bombing (21 September 2010)
Rivers
- Oued Chender
- Oued Djemaa
- Oued Menaïel
Notable people
- Farouk Belkaïd, footballer
- Abdelhafid Benchabla, boxer
- 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
