Tidjelabine

Tidjelabine is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 13,888.

Villages

The villages of the commune of Tidjelabine are:

Religion

• Zawiyet Sidi Boumerdassi

History

French conquest

• Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
• First Battle of the Issers (1837)

Algerian Revolution

Salafist terrorism

• 2005 Tidjelabine bombing (29 July 2005)
• 2006 Tidjelabine bombing (19 June 2006)
• 2010 Tidjelabine bombing (7 April 2010)

Sport

Notable people

• Cheikh Boumerdassi (1818–1874)
• Mohamed Boumerdassi (1936–2010)
• Ali Bouyahiaoui (1928–1956)
• Mohamed Bouyahiaoui (1932–1958)
• Ahmed Mahsas (1923–2013)

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