Isser District

This article is about Issers. For other uses, see Issers (disambiguation).

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

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

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:

• Isser
• Si Mustapha
• Chabet El Ameur
• Timezrit

History

Main article: History of Algeria

French conquest

Main article: French conquest of Algeria

• First Battle of the Issers (1837)

Algerian Revolution

Main article: Algerian Revolution

Salafist terrorism

Main article: Salafist terrorism in Algeria

See also: Terrorist bombings in Algeria

• 2008 Issers bombing (19 August 2008)

Zawiya

Main article: Zawiyas in Algeria

• Zawiya Thaalibia

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province

• 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.