Dellys District
District in Boumerdès, Algeria
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| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Boumerdès |
| District seat | Dellys |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 49,698 |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Municipalities | 3 |
Dellys is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Dellys.
Municipalities
The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:
- Dellys
- Ben Choud
- Aafir
History
French conquest
- Shipwreck of Dellys (15 May 1830), commanded by Captain Armand Joseph Bruat (1796-1855) and Captain Félix-Ariel d'Assigny (1794-1846).
- First Battle of the Issers (27 May 1837), commanded by General Alexandre Charles Perrégaux (1791-1837) and Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg (1784-1838).
- First Assault of Dellys (28 May 1837), commanded by Captain Félix-Ariel d'Assigny (1794-1846).
- Second Assault of Dellys (12 May 1844), commanded by General Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1784–1849).
Algerian Revolution
This commune saw the creation of several clandestine torture centers during the Algerian revolution:
- Camp Gualota in the commune of Dellys.
Salafist terrorism
- 2007 Dellys bombing (8 September 2007)
Notable people
- Abderrahmane Abdelli, musician
- Habib Ayyoub, writer
- Abderrahmane Benhamida, former Minister of Education
- Abderrahmane Hammad, athlete
- Mokhtar Hasbellaoui, doctor
- Abderrahman Ibrir, footballer
- Rachid Nadji, footballer
- Sidi Yahya al-Tadallisi al-Thaalibi, imam
- Mu'izz ud-Dawla ibn Sumadih, ruler
- Abdelkader Zerrar [fr], Algerian footballer.
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