Country Algeria APC 2012-2017 ISO 3166 code CP Local time Monday 4:01 AM Population 32,954 (2008) | District Dellys District Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 50.6 km² Postal code 35100 Province Boumerdès Province | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 94% Humidity | ||
Dellys (Arabic: دلّس) is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the river Sebaou.
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Map of Delles, Algeria
It is notable for an Ottoman-era casbah, two colonial-era lighthouses (marking Cape Bengut), and some beaches; the principal activities of the area are fishing and farming.
In 1998 it had a population of 19,500 in the municipality.
History
It was originally a Phoenician (Punic) founding, called Rusucurru or Rusuccuru.
As a town in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis, it was important enough to become a suffragan bishopric.
In medieval times, the city was called Tedelles.
Bombing
On September 8, 2007, at least 30 people were killed and 47 injured in an Al-Qaeda-claimed suicide car bomb attack on an Algerian naval barracks in Dellys
Ecclesiastical history
In Roman times, Rusuccuru became an episcopal see. The names of a few of its bishops are known:
Titular see of Rusuccuru
No longer a residential see, the bishopric of Rusuccuru is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees. In Latin the titular bishopric is known as Rusuccurrensis.
The Ancient diocese was nominally restored in 1933 and so far has had the following incumbents, all Latin (Roman Rite) and of the lowest (episcopal) rank :