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:History
French conquest
- Shipwreck of Dellys, commanded by Captain Armand Joseph Bruat and Captain Félix-Ariel d'Assigny.
- First Battle of the Issers, commanded by General Alexandre Charles Perrégaux and Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg.
- First Assault of Dellys, commanded by Captain Félix-Ariel d'Assigny.
- Second Assault of Dellys, commanded by General Thomas Robert Bugeaud.
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
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.