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Thénia is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Thénia which, under French rule, was called Ménerville.

Thénia District دائرة الثنية
District
Map of Algeria highlighting Boumerdès Province
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès
District seat	Thénia
Population  (1998)
• Total	52,448
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Municipalities	4

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:

• Thénia
• Souk El-Had
• Beni Amrane
• Ammal

Villages

The villages of Thénia District are:

Zawiya

• Zawiyet Sidi Boushaki

History

French conquest

• Battle of Thénia (1837), a battle during the French conquest of Algeria.
• First Battle of the Issers (1837), a battle during the French conquest of Algeria.
• Battle of Thénia (1846), a battle during the French conquest of Algeria.
• Battle of Thénia (1871), a battle during the Mokrani Revolt of Algeria.

Algerian Revolution

• Ferme Gauthier

Salafist terrorism

• 2007 Souk El Had bombing (13 February 2007)
• 2008 Thénia bombing (29 January 2008)
• 2008 Beni Amrane bombings (9 June 2008)
• 2010 Ammal bombing (11 June 2010)
• 2012 Thénia bombing (11 January 2012)

Rivers

This district is crossed by several rivers:

• Arbia River [Wikidata]
• Beni Arab River [Wikidata]
• Boumerdès River [Wikidata]
• Corso River [Wikidata]
• Hamiz River [Wikidata]
• Isser River
• Karma River [Wikidata]
• Keddache River [Wikidata]
• Meraldene River
• Réghaïa River [Wikidata]
• Sidi Ali River [Wikidata]

Dams

This district has two dams:

• Meraldene Dam
• Beni Amrane Dam

Football clubs

Club	Division	Level	Location	Logo
CMB Thénia	Ligue Régional II	5	Thénia
O Souk El Had	Ligue de Football de la Wilaya	3	Souk El Had
CS Ammal	Ligue de Football de la Wilaya	5	Ammal
IRB Souk El Had	Ligue de Football de la Wilaya	3	Souk El Had
US Beni Amrane	Ligue de Football de la Wilaya	3	Beni Amrane

Notable people

References

На других языках

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- [en] Thénia District

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[ru] Тения (округ)

Тения (араб. دائرة الثنية‎) — округ Алжира. Имеет одноимённое название с его административным центром и коммуной. Это густонаселенный муниципалитет с населением 59 287 человек (по состоянию на 2008г.).

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