36°42′58″N 3°39′58″E / 36.716°N 3.666°E
Isser | |
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Commune and town | |
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| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Boumerdès Province |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 27,990 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Isser, formerly spelled Issers (Arabic: يسر, Kabyle: ⵉⵙⴻⵔ) is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,990.[1] As of the latest census it has 32,580 residents.[2]
Isser is located on the south bank of the Isser River and near the centre of the Isser coastal plain, which stretches from Thenia to Naciria.
History edit
French conquest edit
- First Battle of the Issers (1837)
Algerian Revolution edit
Salafist terrorism edit
- 2008 Issers bombing (19 August 2008)
Transport edit
The road RN 12 runs through Isser, linking it with Si-Mustapha to the west and Bordj Menaïel to the east. The smaller RN 68 links it to Djinet in the north and Chabet el Ameur in the south.[3]
Zawiya edit
Notable people edit
- Sidi Abder Rahman El Thaelebi, Algerian Islamic scholar
- Messaoud Aït Abderrahmane, Algerian footballer
- Raïs Hamidou, Algerian privateer
References edit
- ^ Statoids
- ^ "ﺗﻮزﻳﻊ اﻟﺴﻜﺎن اﻟﻤﻘﻴﻤﻴﻦ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺳﺮ اﻟﻌﺎدﻳﺔ واﻟﺠﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﺣﺴﺐ ﺑﻠﺪﻳﺔاﻹﻗﺎﻣﺔ واﻟﺘﺸﺘﺖ / Répartition de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs, selon la commune de résidence et la dispersion." (Archive) National Office of Statistics. Retrieved on 13 March 2013.
- ^ "Atlas Routier de l'Algérie : Wilaya de Boumerdès". Archived from the original on 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
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