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Bordj Menaïel (from the Arabic برج - bordj, "tower" and Berber imnayen "cavaliers") is a town in the Boumerdès Province in Algeria. It is located in the western Kabylie region at 36°44′30″N 3°43′23″E and is 30 km away from the city of Boumerdès. As of 2008, the population of the municipality is 64,820.[2]

Bordj Menaïel
برج منايل
City and Common
Nickname(s): 
Burǧ Imnayen
Motto(s): 
"From the people, for the people"
Location of Bordj Menaïel in the Boumerdès Province
Bordj Menaïel
Location of Bordj Menaïel in the Algeria
Coordinates: 36.741667°N 3.723056°E / 36.741667; 3.723056
Country Algeria
ProvinceBoumerdès Province
DistrictBordj Menaïel District
APC2012-2017
Government
  TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2008)
  Total64,820[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
ISO 3166 codeCP

Presentation


Bordj Menaïel was founded by the Ottoman government of Algeria, most likely in the 16th century, to guard a route between Algiers and Constantine and to secure control of the Isser plain.[3] In the 18th century, its military role was superseded by the foundation of Bordj Sebaou further west, but it remained the residence of the Ottoman wakil administering the surrounding farmland.[4]

The French conquest reached the fort of Bordj Menaïel in 1844, when General Bugeaud took it. Afterwards, it initially became the residence of the aghas of the Iflissen Umellil.[5] In 1859, a French colony was created there by imperial decree, using 1718 hectares. It was enlarged through land expropriation in 1872 by Admiral de Gueydon, in the wake of the Mokrani Revolt.[6]


History



French conquest



Algerian Revolution



Salafist terrorism



Transport


The road RN 12 runs through Bordj Menaïel, linking it with Isser to the west and Naciria to the east.[7]


Sports


Algeria goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi was born in Bordj Menaiel. The local football team is JS Bordj Ménaïel.


Notable people



References



Notes




На других языках


- [en] Bordj Menaïel

[ru] Бордж-Менайель

Бордж-Менайель (араб. برج منايل‎, фр. Bordj Menaïel) — коммуна на севере Алжира, на территории вилайета Бумердес, административный центр одноимённого округа .



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