Dellys District

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

Municipalities
The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:
 * Dellys
 * Ben Choud
 * Aafir

French conquest

 * Shipwreck of Dellys (15 May 1830), commanded by Captain Armand Joseph Bruat (1796-1855) and Captain Félix-Ariel d'Assigny (1794-1846).
 * First Battle of the Issers (27 May 1837), commanded by General Alexandre Charles Perrégaux (1791-1837) and Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg (1784-1838).
 * First Assault of Dellys (28 May 1837), commanded by Captain Félix-Ariel d'Assigny (1794-1846).
 * Second Assault of Dellys (12 May 1844), commanded by General Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1784–1849).

Algerian Revolution
This commune saw the creation of several clandestine torture centers during the Algerian revolution:
 * Camp Gualota in the commune of Dellys.

Salafist terrorism

 * 2007 Dellys bombing (8 September 2007)

Notable people

 * Abderrahmane Abdelli, musician
 * Habib Ayyoub, writer
 * Abderrahmane Benhamida, former Minister of Education
 * Abderrahmane Hammad, athlete
 * Mokhtar Hasbellaoui, doctor
 * Abderrahman Ibrir, footballer
 * Rachid Nadji, footballer
 * Sidi Yahya al-Tadallisi al-Thaalibi, imam
 * Mu'izz ud-Dawla ibn Sumadih, ruler
 * , Algerian footballer.