title: Boudouaou District
text: # Boudouaou District
  
  Boudouaou is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Boudouaou.
  
  ## Municipalities
  
  The district is further divided into 5 municipalities:
  
  * Boudouaou
  * Boudouaou-El-Bahri
  * Bouzegza Keddara
  * El Kharrouba
  * Ouled Hedadj
  
  ## History
  
  ### French conquest
  
  * Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
  * First Battle of Boudouaou (1837)
  * First Battle of the Issers (1837)
  * Battle of Alma (1871)
  
  ### Salafist terrorism
  
  * 2006 Boudouaou bombing (8 August 2006)
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Ahmed Mahsas, Algerian politician and writer
  * Rachid Mimouni, Algerian writer
  * Walid Derrardja, Algerian footballer
  