Issers

Also known as Isser

Isser, formerly spelled Issers (, ) is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,990. As of the latest census it has 32,580 residents.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Isser
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Panneau de signalisation multilingue à Issers (Algérie).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Trilingual welcome sign in Isser written in Arabic, Kabyle (Tifinagh script), and French. ("The municipality of Isser welcomes you.")
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
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of

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Contents

History
French conquest
Algerian Revolution
Salafist terrorism
Transport
Zawiya
Notable people
References

Isser, formerly spelled Issers (, ) is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,990. As of the latest census it has 32,580 residents.

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.