| Official Name: | Zemmouri |
| Native Name: | زموري |
| Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
| Mapsize: | 120px |
| Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Algeria |
| Subdivision Name1: | Boumerdès Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Total: | 26408 |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 36.7833°N 39°W |
Zemmouri is a town and commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. As of 2008, the population of the municipality is 26,408.[1]
The villages of the commune of Zemmouri are:
See main article: History of Algeria. The coastal site of Zemmouri El-Bahri was a Phoenician and later Roman settlement named Rusubbicari.[2] In the medieval period, it became a small port named Marsā al-Dajāj (literally "chicken port"). Archeological research there has uncovered medieval structures and pottery, as well as Roman coins.[3]
By the 19th century the main village, slightly further inland, was known as Zemmouri (usually spelled Zamouri or Zemouri at the time). In 1872 the French government established a colonial settlement there using land confiscated from the Isser el-Ouidan tribe and from private individuals in the wake of the Mokrani Revolt;[4] in 1886 it was renamed Courbet, after Admiral Amédée Courbet.[5] Following Algeria's independence in 1962, the name Zemmouri was restored.
See main article: French conquest of Algeria.
See main article: Salafist terrorism in Algeria.
See also: Terrorist bombings in Algeria.
The disastrous 2003 Boumerdès earthquake led to the discovery of a thrust fault; it was subsequently named after the town. The fault has since been incorporated into seismic hazard maps, which will serve as an important guideline for public safety.[6]
To the northwest of the town, the Sahel Forest and the coastal dunes on which it grows are dominated by Aleppo pine and other Mediterranean maquis flora, and constitute a tourist attraction.[7]
See main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province.