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Beni Amrane is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 21,452.[1]

Beni Amrane بنى عمران
Commune and town
Nickname(s):  At Ɛemran
Beni Amrane
Coordinates: 36°40′6″N 3°35′31″E
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès Province
APC	2012-2017
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Ahmed AFRA (FFS)
Population  (2008)
• Total	23,621
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
CP	35425

Villages

The villages of the commune of Beni Amrane are:

History

French conquest

• Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
• First Battle of the Issers (1837)
• Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1871)

Algerian Revolution

• Ferme Gauthier

Salafist terrorism

• 2008 Beni Amrane bombings (9 June 2008)

Rivers

This commune is crossed by several rivers:

• Boumerdès River
• Corso River
• Isser River
• Meraldene River

Football clubs

Club	Division	Level	Location	Logo
US Beni Amrane	Ligue de Football de la Wilaya	3	Beni Amrane

Notable people

• Boualem Boukacem (born 1957), Algerian artist.
• Maamar Bettayeb (born 1953), Algerian academician.
• Mohamed Hassaïne (1945-1994), Algerian journalist.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Beni Amrane

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[ru] Бени-Амран

Бени-Амран (араб. بني عمران‎, фр. Béni Amrane) — коммуна на севере Алжира, на территории вилайета Бумердес, округа Тения.

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