Boumerdès
Sign in to saveBoumerdès (; formerly Rocher Noir) is the capital city of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea. It had a population of 15,000 in 1987 and 28,500 in 1998.
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Place details
- Locality
- Boumerdès ⴱⵓⵎⴻⵔⴷⴰⵙ بومرداس
- Region
- بومرداس Boumerdès ⴱⵓⵎⴻⵔⴷⴰⵙ
- Country
- ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Boumerdes
- Settlement.native_name
- بومرداس
- Settlement.type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Boumerdès.JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_map
- DZ 35 Boumerdes.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 180px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Algeria
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Algeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- بومرداس
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Boumerdès District
- Population
- +41685
- Elevation
- +50
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Mediterranean Sea
- Capital of
- Boumerdès District
- Image
- Boumerdes بومرداس 2.jpg
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Boumerdès (; formerly Rocher Noir) is the capital city of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea. It had a population of 15,000 in 1987 and 28,500 in 1998.
Boumerdès is a seaside city located in the north of Algeria about 50 km east of Algiers and 50 km west of Tizi Ouzou. During French occupation of Algeria, the city was named Rocher Noir, translated from French as Black Rock. The city became the capital of the province, having the same name, according to the administrative division in 1984.