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]
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Bordj Menaïel
برج منايل | |
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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 | |
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Province | Boumerdès Province |
District | Bordj Menaïel District |
APC | 2012-2017 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 64,820[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
ISO 3166 code | CP |
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between Algiers and Constantine and to secure control of the Isser plain.[3] In the 18th century, its military role was superseded by the foundation of Bordj Sebaou further west, but it remained the residence of the Ottoman wakil administering the surrounding farmland.[4]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]
The road RN 12 runs through Bordj Menaïel, linking it with Isser to the west and Naciria to the east.[7]
Algeria goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi was born in Bordj Menaiel. The local football team is JS Bordj Ménaïel.
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