Boumerdès

Also known as Boumerdes

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.

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Locality: Boumerdès ⴱⵓⵎⴻⵔⴷⴰⵙ بومرداس
Region: بومرداس Boumerdès ⴱⵓⵎⴻⵔⴷⴰⵙ
Country: ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
Population: 28,996
Timezone: Africa/Algiers

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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: Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Boumerdès Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Boumerdes District
Settlement.population_as_of: 2008

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Wikidata facts

Official name: بومرداس
Population: 41685
Elevation: 50
Image: Boumerdes بومرداس 2.jpg
Dialing code: 3501

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Commons category: Boumerdès
postal code: 35000
P12749: Thomas of Metsoph
native label: بومرداس

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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.