Baghlia District

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

Baghlia District دائرة بغلية
District
Map of Algeria highlighting Boumerdès Province
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès
District seat	Baghlia
Population  (1998)
• Total	38,046
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Municipalities	3

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

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:

• Baghlia
• Sidi Daoud
• Taourga

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

Algerian Revolution

Main article: Algerian Revolution

Salafist terrorism

Main article: Salafist terrorism in Algeria

See also: Terrorist bombings in Algeria

• August 2010 Baghlia bombing (18 August 2010)
• 2012 Baghlia bombing (29 April 2012)

Zawiya

Main article: Zawiyas in Algeria

See also: Sufism in Algeria and Rahmaniyya

• Zawiyet Sidi Amar Cherif

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province

• Lounés Bendahmane, Algerian footballer.
• Rezki Zerarti, Algerian artist.
• Hocine Ziani, Algerian artist.
• Sidi Amar Cherif, Algerian theologian.
• Abdelkrim Doudène, Algerian footballer.