Beni Amrane

Beni Amrane بنى عمران
Commune and town
Nickname:  At Ɛemran
36°40′6″N 3°35′31″E / 36.66833°N 3.59194°E / 36.66833; 3.59194
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès Province
APC	2012-2017
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Ahmed AFRA (FFS)
Population  (2008)
• Total	23,621
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
CP	35425

Beni Amrane is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 21,452.^[1]

Villages

The villages of the commune of Beni Amrane are:

History

French conquest

• Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
• First Battle of the Issers (1837)
• Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1871)

Algerian Revolution

• Ferme Gauthier

Salafist terrorism

• 2008 Beni Amrane bombings (9 June 2008)

Rivers

This commune is crossed by several rivers:

• Boumerdès River
• Corso River
• Isser River
• Meraldene River

Football clubs

Club	Division	Level	Location	Logo
US Beni Amrane	Ligue de Football de la Wilaya	3	Beni Amrane

Notable people

• Boualem Boukacem (born 1957), Algerian artist.
• Maamar Bettayeb (born 1953), Algerian academician.
• Mohamed Hassaïne (1945-1994), Algerian journalist.

References

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Boumerdès Province

Capital: Boumerdès

Baghlia District

• Baghlia
• Sidi Daoud
• Taourga

Bordj Menaïel District

• Bordj Menaïel
• Djinet
• Legata
• Zemmouri

Boudouaou District

• Boudouaou
• Boudouaou-El-Bahri
• Bouzegza Keddara
• El Kharrouba
• Ouled Hedadj

Boumerdès District

• Boumerdès
• Corso
• Tidjelabine

Dellys District

• Aafir
• Ben Choud
• Dellys

Isser District

• Chabet el Ameur
• Issers
• Si-Mustapha
• Timezrit

Khemis El Khechna District

• Hammedi
• Khemis El-Khechna
• Larbatache
• Ouled Moussa

Naciria District

• Naciria
• Ouled Aissa

Thénia District

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

36°40′N 3°35′E / 36.667°N 3.583°E / 36.667; 3.583

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