Issers is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Isser.

Issers District دائرة يسر
District
Map of Algeria highlighting Boumerdès Province
Map of Boumerdès Province highlighting Isser District
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès
District seat	Isser
Population  (1998)
• Total	67,228
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Municipalities	3

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:

• Isser
• Si Mustapha
• Chabet El Ameur
• Timezrit

History

French conquest

• First Battle of the Issers (1837)

Algerian Revolution

Salafist terrorism

• 2008 Issers bombing (19 August 2008)

Zawiya

• Zawiya Thaalibia

Notable people

• Sidi Abder Rahman El Thaelebi, Algerian Islamic scholar
• Mohamed Aïchaoui, Algerian journalist and resistant against French colonization.
• Raïs Hamidou, Algerian privateer.
• Ali Laskri, Algerian politician.

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