Hussein Dey is a district in Algiers Province, Algeria. It was named after the Ottoman provincial ruler of the Regency of Algiers.

Hussein Dey District دائرة حسين داي
District
Map of Algeria highlighting Algiers Province
Map of Algiers Province highlighting Hussein Dey District
Country	Algeria
Province	Algiers
District seat	Hussein Dey, Hussein Dey District, Algeria
Population  (1998)
• Total	244,879
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
District code	08
Municipalities	4

He had installed his country house near the beaches of the suburb of Algiers. On the shores of Hussein Dey had failed in 1541 the ships of the fleet of Charles Quint. Located on the seafront, between the Jardin d’essai, Maison Carree Kouba. Hussein Dey had several counties in its periphery: Leveilley, Brossette, La Montagne, Bel Air, La Cressonnière, Panorama, Eucalyptus, Côte-Blanche, Côte-Rouge, and Lafarge.

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:

• Hussein Dey
• Kouba
• El Magharia
• Belouzidad

Notable people

Known personalities from the area include:

• Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine, thelogian and Sufi
• Brahim Boushaki, thelogian and Sufi
• Mohamed Aïchaoui, journalist, militant activist, politician
• Mohamed Arkab, engineer, politician
• Mohamed Belouizdad, militant activist, politician
• Mohamed Missouri, boxer and coach
• Hocine Yahi, football player

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