Beni Amrane

Beni Amrane is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 21,452.

Villages
The villages of the commune of Beni Amrane are: • A

• * Aït Si Saïd

• * Azela

• B

• * Beni Khelifa

• * Bouchelaghem

• * Boukaraï

• * Bouredjouane

• C

• * Chorfa

• D

• * Debagha

• G

• * Ghazibaouene

• H

• * Haddada

• O

• * Oued Djenane

• S

• * Souiga

• T

• * Talilt

• * Talmat

• * Toulmout

• * Touzaline

French conquest

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

Algerian Revolution

 * Ferme Gauthier

Terrorist bombings

 * 2008 Beni Amrane bombings (9 June 2008)

Rivers
This commune is crossed by several rivers:
 * Boumerdès River
 * Corso River
 * Isser River
 * Meraldene River

Notable people

 * Boualem Boukacem (born 1957), Algerian artist.
 * Maamar Bettayeb (born 1953), Algerian academician.
 * Mohamed Hassaïne (1945-1994), Algerian journalist.