Baghlia Explained

Official Name:	Baghlia
Native Name:	بغلية
Settlement Type:	Commune and town
Pushpin Map:	Algeria
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:	300
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Algeria
Subdivision Name1:	Boumerdès Province
Subdivision Type2:	District
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population As Of:	1998
Population Total:	15854
Utc Offset:	+1
Coordinates:	36.8167°N 54°W

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.^[1]

During the colonial period, it was given the name of Rébeval, after Napoleonic general Joseph Boyer de Rébeval.^[2]

History

See main article: History of Algeria.

French conquest

See main article: French conquest of Algeria.

• Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
• First Battle of the Issers (1837)
• Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1871)

Salafist terrorism

See also: Terrorist bombings in Algeria.

• August 2010 Baghlia bombing (18 August 2010)
• 2012 Baghlia bombing (29 April 2012)

Notable people

See main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province.

• Lounés Bendahmane, footballer

Notes and References

1. http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html Statoids
2. http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/geo.php?lieu=Rebeval+%28Alg%C3%A9rie%29 ANOM Rébeval