Khemis El Khechna District

This article is about Khachna. For other uses, see Khachna (disambiguation).

Khemis El Khachna District دائرة خميس الخشنة
District
Map of Algeria highlighting Boumerdès Province
Map of Boumerdès Province highlighting Khemis El Khechna District
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès
District seat	Khemis El Khechna
Population  (1998)
• Total	128,444
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Municipalities	4

Khemis El Khachna is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It is the most populous district in the province. It was named after its capital, Khemis El Khechna, which is also the most populous municipality in the province. It is 30km away from the Boumerdese capital. Prior to 1974 it was known as Fondouk.

It was founded in 1845 by order of L. Philip. Its first mayor was named Raboil.

It is considered one of Algeria's richest regions, with a strong fishing industry.

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:

• Khemis El Khechna
• Ouled Moussa
• Larbatache
• Hammadi

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province

• Lamine Abid, Algerian footballer.
• Mohamed Cherak, Algerian journalist.
• Mohamed Hassaïne, Algerian journalist.
• Othmane Senadjki, Algerian journalist.