Isser District
District in Boumerdès, Algeria
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| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Boumerdès |
| District seat | Isser |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 67,228 |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Municipalities | 3 |
Issers is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Isser.
Municipalities
The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:
- Isser
- Si Mustapha
- Chabet El Ameur
- Timezrit
History
French conquest
- First Battle of the Issers (1837)
Algerian Revolution
Salafist terrorism
- 2008 Issers bombing (19 August 2008)
Zawiya
- Zawiya Thaalibia
Notable people
- Sidi Abder Rahman El Thaelebi, Algerian Islamic scholar
- Mohamed Aïchaoui, Algerian journalist and resistant against French colonization.
- Raïs Hamidou, Algerian privateer.
- Ali Laskri, Algerian politician.
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36°43′28″N 3°40′12″E / 36.72444°N 3.67000°E / 36.72444; 3.67000
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