Zemmouri
Zemmouri
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Commune and town | |
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  Zemmouri | |
| Coordinates:36°47′N3°36′E/ 36.783°N 3.600°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Boumerdès Province |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 26,408 |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
Zemmouriis a town andcommunein theBordj Menaïel DistrictofBoumerdès Province,Algeria.As of 2008, the population of the municipality is 26,408.[1]
Villages[edit]
The villages of the commune ofZemmouriare:
History[edit]
The coastal site of Zemmouri El-Bahri was a Phoenician and later Roman settlement namedRusubbicari.[2]In the medieval period, it became a small port namedMarsā al-Dajāj(literally "chicken port" ). Archeological research there has uncovered medieval structures and pottery, as well as Roman coins.[3]
By the 19th century the main village, slightly further inland, was known as Zemmouri (usually spelled Zamouri or Zemouri at the time). In 1872 the French government established a colonial settlement there using land confiscated from theIsser el-Ouidantribe and from private individuals in the wake of theMokrani Revolt;[4]in 1886 it was renamed Courbet, after AdmiralAmédée Courbet.[5]Following Algeria's independence in 1962, the name Zemmouri was restored.
French conquest[edit]
Algerian Revolution[edit]
Salafist terrorism[edit]
- 2008 Zemmouri bombing(9 August 2008)
Geology[edit]
The disastrous2003 Boumerdès earthquakeled to the discovery of a thrustfault;it was subsequently named after the town. The fault has since been incorporated intoseismic hazardmaps, which will serve as an important guideline for public safety.[6]
Nature[edit]
To the northwest of the town, the Sahel Forest and the coastal dunes on which it grows are dominated byAleppo pineand other Mediterraneanmaquisflora, and constitute a tourist attraction.[7]
Notable people[edit]
- Abdelhafid Benchabla,boxer
- Ali Rial,footballer
References[edit]
- ^"Recensement Génaral de la Population et de l'Habitat"(in French). Archived fromthe originalon 2013-08-27.Retrieved2023-08-25.
- ^Salama, Pierre.Sites commerciaux antiques sur le littoral de l’Algérois.In:Mélanges de l'École française de Rome: Antiquité,vol. 118, n°2. 2006. pp. 527-547.
- ^Le site archéologique de Zemmouri El-Bahri continue de surprendre: De nouvelles découvertes de l’époque médiévale et romaine,Liberté23-09-2017
- ^Alain Mahé, 2001,Histoire de la Grande Kabylie, XIXe-XXe siècles,p. 583;Bulletin officiel du gouvernement général de l'Algérie, Volume 16,p. 136,arrété du 19 juillet 1875
- ^Notre village Courbet (Algérie), ch. III. IV
- ^Curtis L. Edwards, ed. (2004).Zemmouri, Algeria, Mw6.8 Earthquake of May 21, 2003.Reston, VA: ASCE, TCLEE.ISBN9780784407462.
- ^Programme d’Aménagement Côtier (PAC) "Zone côtière algéroise",p. 9
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