Baghlia

Baghlia (Arabic بغلية) is a town and commune in the Baghlia District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 15,854.

During the colonial period, it was given the name of Rébeval, after Napoleonic general Joseph Boyer de Rébeval.

French conquest

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

Salafist terrorism

 * August 2010 Baghlia bombing (18 August 2010)
 * 2012 Baghlia bombing (29 April 2012)

Notable people

 * Lounés Bendahmane, footballer