Baghlia

Baghlia (Arabic بغلية) is a town and commune in the Baghlia District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 15,854.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Baghlia
Settlement.native_name: بغلية
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Baghlia rue aibda said.jpg
Settlement.image_map: DZ 35 Baghlia.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Boumerdès Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District

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History
French conquest
Algerian Revolution
Salafist terrorism
Notable people
References

Baghlia (Arabic بغلية) is a town and commune in the Baghlia District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 15,854.

During the colonial period, it was given the name of Rébeval, after Napoleonic general Joseph Boyer de Rébeval.