Boudouaou District
# Boudouaou District

Boudouaou is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Boudouaou.

## Municipalities

The district is further divided into 5 municipalities:

* Boudouaou
* Boudouaou-El-Bahri
* Bouzegza Keddara
* El Kharrouba
* Ouled Hedadj

## History

### French conquest

* Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
* First Battle of Boudouaou (1837)
* First Battle of the Issers (1837)
* Battle of Alma (1871)

### Salafist terrorism

* 2006 Boudouaou bombing (8 August 2006)

## Notable people

* Ahmed Mahsas, Algerian politician and writer
* Rachid Mimouni, Algerian writer
* Walid Derrardja, Algerian footballer
