Dellys
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Dellys (, Berber: Delles) is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the Sebaou River. It is the district seat of the daïra of Dellys. The town is 45 km from Tizi Ouzou, 50 km from Boumerdès (the provincial capital), and about 100 km from the capital Algiers.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Dellys
- Settlement.native_name
- Delles (Berber)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and Daira
- Settlement.motto
- "From the people, for the people"
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Dellys - Tadelles.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Dellys
- Settlement.image_map
- DZ 35 Dellys.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 180px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Dellys in Boumerdès Province
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- Algeria
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- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Dellys in Algeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Boumerdès
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Dellys District
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Dellys
- Population
- 32954
- Area
- 6486
- Elevation
- 63
- Official website
- www.communedellys.dz
- Image
- Dellys - Tadelles.jpg
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- inception
- 0814-00-00
- Commons category
- Dellys
- postal code
- 35100
- P11493
- infantry
- native label
- Dellys
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Locations, districts and hamlets
- Demographics
- Postcode
- History
- Prehistoric
- Antiquity
- Medieval
- Early Modern
- French colonization
- Algerian Revolution
- Independence
- Health
- Transport and roads
- Economy
- Sports
- Ecclesiastical titles
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Dellys during the Algerian Revolution
Dellys (, Berber: Delles) is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the Sebaou River. It is the district seat of the daïra of Dellys. The town is 45 km from Tizi Ouzou, 50 km from Boumerdès (the provincial capital), and about 100 km from the capital Algiers.
It is notable for its Ottoman-era Casbah, two colonial-era lighthouses (marking Cape Bengut), and some beaches; the principal activities of the area are fishing and farming.
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