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
The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:
History
French conquest
- First Battle of the Issers (1837)
Algerian Revolution
Salafist terrorism
- 2008 Issers bombing (19 August 2008)
Zawiya
Notable people
- 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.