Boudouaou

Also known as Alma

Boudouaou, during French colonialism known as '''L'Alma (or Alma''') is a town in the western part of Boumerdès, Algeria. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea. Its population in 2008 was 56,398. It is located 18 miles east of the capital Algiers.

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Settlement.official_name: Boudouaou
Settlement.image_skyline: Photo_marche_boudouaou_03062016.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2008
Settlement.population_total: 56398
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Elevation: 17
Image: Photo marche boudouaou 03062016.jpg

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French conquest
Algerian Revolution
Salafist terrorism
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Boudouaou, during French colonialism known as '''L'Alma (or Alma') is a town in the western part of Boumerdès, Algeria. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea. Its population in 2008 was 56,398. It is located 18 miles east of the capital Algiers.

The original name is thought to be bou-dhou-aou'', Arabic for illuminator in reference to a small insect the size of a beetle which at night shows beautiful brilliant green light in its tail.