Bouraoui Belhadef Explained

Official Name:Bouraoui Belhadef
Settlement Type:Commune and town
Pushpin Map:Algeria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Algeria
Subdivision Name1:Jijel Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:1998
Population Total:10965
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:36.6989°N 6.1019°W

Bouraoui Belhadef is a town and commune in Jijel Province, Algeria. According to the 2002 census it had a population of 10,965.[1] It is named after Bouraoui Ali ben cherif, a local hero of the liberation war against the French 1954–1962.

Bouraoui Belhadef is a commune made by regrouping two douars (tribes): Beniftah (Ouled Messaouda, Essra, Essebt, Ghedir Elkebch, Sidi Ounis, Ouled Khellas and Ouled Amraan), and L'emsid (Beniaicha: Samaa, Errmila, Elakbia, and Boussbaa).

Notes and References

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