Issers
36°42′58″N 3°39′58″E / 36.716°N 3.666°E
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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
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- ^ 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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