Bordj Menaïel

Bordj Menaïel
برج منايل
City and Common
Nickname(s): Burǧ Imnayen
Motto: "From the people, for the people"

Location of Bordj Menaïel in the Boumerdès Province
Bordj Menaïel

Location of Bordj Menaïel in the Algeria

Coordinates: 36°44′30″N 3°43′23″E / 36.741667°N 3.723056°E / 36.741667; 3.723056Coordinates: 36°44′30″N 3°43′23″E / 36.741667°N 3.723056°E / 36.741667; 3.723056
Country  Algeria
Province Boumerdès Province
District Bordj Menaïel District
APC 2012-2017
Government
  Type Municipality
Population (2008)
  Total 64,820[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
ISO 3166 code CP

Bordj Menaïel (from the Arabic برج - bordj, "tower" and Berber imnayen "cavaliers") is a town in the Boumerdès Province in Algeria. It is located in the western Kabylie region at 36°44′30″N 3°43′23″E / 36.74167°N 3.72306°E / 36.74167; 3.72306 and is 30 km away from the city of Boumerdès. As of 1998, its population is 35,600[2] Algeria goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi was born in Bordj Menaiel.

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