Baghlia District

Baghlia is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Baghlia.

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:

• Baghlia
• Sidi Daoud
• Taourga

History

French conquest

• Shipwreck of Dellys (15 May 1830), commanded by Captain Armand Joseph Bruat (1796–1855) and Captain Félix-Ariel d'Assigny (1794–1846).
• Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
• First Battle of the Issers (27 May 1837), commanded by General Alexandre Charles Perrégaux (1791–1837) and Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg (1784–1838).
• First Assault of Dellys (28 May 1837), commanded by Captain Félix-Ariel d'Assigny (1794–1846).
• Second Assault of Dellys (12 May 1844), commanded by General Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1784–1849).
• Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1871)

Algerian Revolution

Salafist terrorism

• August 2010 Baghlia bombing (18 August 2010)
• 2012 Baghlia bombing (29 April 2012)

Zawiya

• Zawiyet Sidi Amar Cherif

Notable people

• Lounés Bendahmane, Algerian footballer.
• Rezki Zerarti, Algerian artist.
• Hocine Ziani, Algerian artist.
• , Algerian theologian.
• , Algerian footballer.

References