Souk El-Had

Souk El-Had
Commune and town
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès Province
Population  (1998)
• Total	4,860
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Souk El-Had is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 4,860.^[1]

Villages

The villages of the commune of Souk El-Had are:

History

French conquest

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

Algerian Revolution

• Ferme Gauthier

Salafist terrorism

• 2007 Souk El Had bombing (11 February 2007)

Rivers

This commune is crossed by several rivers:

• Isser River
• Arbia River [Wikidata]

Football clubs

Club	Division	Level	Location	Logo
O Souk El Had	Ligue de Football de la Wilaya	3	Souk El-Had
IRB Souk El Had	Ligue de Football de la Wilaya	3	Souk El-Had

Notable people

• Mohamed Deriche, 20th-century leader of the Kabyle political resistance against the French.
• Lyès Deriche, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement against the French.

References

36°41′27″N 3°35′20″E / 36.6909°N 3.5889°E / 36.6909; 3.5889

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