Dellys District

Dellys District دائرة دلس
District
Map of Algeria highlighting Boumerdès Province
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès
District seat	Dellys
Population  (1998)
• Total	49,698
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Municipalities	3

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

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:

• Dellys
• Ben Choud
• Aafir

History

Main article: History of Algeria

French conquest

Main article: French conquest of Algeria

• Shipwreck of Dellys (15 May 1830), commanded by Captain Armand Joseph Bruat (1796-1855) and Captain Félix-Ariel d'Assigny (1794-1846).
• First Battle of the Issers (27 May 1837), commanded by General Alexandre Charles Perrégaux (1791-1837) and Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg (1784-1838).
• First Assault of Dellys (28 May 1837), commanded by Captain Félix-Ariel d'Assigny (1794-1846).
• Second Assault of Dellys (12 May 1844), commanded by General Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1784–1849).

Algerian Revolution

Main article: Algerian Revolution

This commune saw the creation of several clandestine torture centers during the Algerian revolution:

• Camp Gualota in the commune of Dellys.

Salafist terrorism

Main article: Salafist terrorism in Algeria

See also: Terrorist bombings in Algeria

• 2007 Dellys bombing (8 September 2007)

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province

• Abderrahmane Abdelli, musician
• Habib Ayyoub, writer
• Abderrahmane Benhamida, former Minister of Education
• Abderrahmane Hammad, athlete
• Mokhtar Hasbellaoui, doctor
• Abderrahman Ibrir, footballer
• Rachid Nadji, footballer
• Sidi Yahya al-Tadallisi al-Thaalibi, imam
• Mu'izz ud-Dawla ibn Sumadih, ruler
• Abdelkader Zerrar, Algerian footballer.