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Thénia District

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Country
  
Algeria

District seat
  
Thénia

Municipalities
  
4

Province
  
Boumerdès

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+01)

Area
  
167.9 km²

Thénia District

Thénia is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Thénia which, under French rule, was called Ménerville.

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Municipalities

The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:

  • Thénia
  • Souk El Had
  • Beni Amrane
  • Ammal

    • Notable people

  • Mohamed Deriche (1865-1948), Algerian politician ;
  • Mohamed Seghir Boushaki (1869-1959), Algerian politician ;
  • Toufik Boushaki (born 1975), Algerian engineer ;
  • Yahia Boushaki (born 1935), Algerian politician ;
  • Lyès Deriche, 20th-century leader of the algerian national political movement against the French.

    • References

    Thénia District Wikipedia
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