It is located in the northern part of the plain of Mitidja, with sandy beaches along the coast. It is home to a Ramsar-recognized humid marsh and a lake having an area of 185 acres (75 hectares) and a length of 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi). A natural reserve is being built there. There is also a 600-metre-long (2,000-foot) island there: Hadjrat Bounattah/Ile Agueli, one kilometer (0.6 miles) from the beach of Reghaïa.
Reghaïa original name are " re agha " , "region agha ", the urbanization of the area started with the arriving of the Ouled Hadjadj tribe, with origins from today's Morocco. During the start of the French rule in Algeria, Reghaïa came into existence as a district by an act signed by Napoleon III in 1858, and it became a purely agricultural colony of 3000 hectares (7413 acres) which were given to two French settler families Mercier and Saussine (the latter was Franco-American). The modern day municipality was created in 1974, 12 years after the Algerian independency, as it was cut out from the municipality of Rouïba to form its own defined territory, but still within the province of Algiers. In 1985, Reghaia, alongside Rouiba, Ain taya, Dergena and El Marsa were included to the newly created province of Boumerdes. This administrative reorganization was quite costly for the municipality of Reghaia, as huge part of its territory was used to form the newly created municipalities . In the late 1990s, a considerable part of its area was then again cut out in order to, alongside the newly created municipalities of Boudouaou, El Bahri, Ouled Hadadj and Heraoua, be included back to the province of Algiers.
Economy
The southern part of the municipality is more of an important commercial center, with the northern part still being agricultural. There is also the industrial park of Rouïba-Reghaïa which covers 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) and employs a quarter of the active population. Among some notable factories belong to Citroën and Danone.
The higher military school of the Air Defence Forces (école supérieure de la défense aérienne du territoire) is located here.[1] It provides engineering training.
Transport
Algiers international airport (Houari Boumediene) is located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) to the west. Its train station is considered to be the third main station in the district of Algiers. Most long destination trains stop at Reghaia station, such as the ones which go to Béjaïa, Constantine and Annaba. In addition to that, every 10 to 15 minutes, there is a commuter train to both Algiers or Boumerdes. The bus station is one of the busiest stations in Algiers, a lot of people from the surrounding municipalities such as, Boudouaou, Heraoua, Ouled Hadadj, Ouled Moussa and Boudouau El Bahri use Reghaia as the main transit station to various destinations, mainly Algiers.
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reghaïa, this, article, about, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, ne. This article is about Reghaia For other uses see Reghaia disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Reghaia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Reghaia is a municipality in Algiers Province Algeria It is located in Rouiba district and is the most populated municipality of the district Reghaia بلدية الرغايةMunicipalityCommune of ReghaiaLocation of Reghaia within Algiers ProvinceReghaiaLocation of Reghaia within AlgeriaCoordinates 36 45 47 N 3 20 33 E 36 7631 N 3 3426 E 36 7631 3 3426 Coordinates 36 45 47 N 3 20 33 E 36 7631 N 3 3426 E 36 7631 3 3426CountryAlgeriaProvinceAlgiersDistrictRouibaGovernment PMA Seats11Area Total26 3 km2 10 2 sq mi Elevation14 m 46 ft Population 1998 Total66 215 Density2 500 km2 6 500 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 CET Postal code16108ONS code1643 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Economy 4 Transport 5 References 6 External linksGeography EditIt is located in the northern part of the plain of Mitidja with sandy beaches along the coast It is home to a Ramsar recognized humid marsh and a lake having an area of 185 acres 75 hectares and a length of 2 5 kilometers 1 6 mi A natural reserve is being built there There is also a 600 metre long 2 000 foot island there Hadjrat Bounattah Ile Agueli one kilometer 0 6 miles from the beach of Reghaia History EditMain article Reghaia attack Reghaia original name are re agha region agha the urbanization of the area started with the arriving of the Ouled Hadjadj tribe with origins from today s Morocco During the start of the French rule in Algeria Reghaia came into existence as a district by an act signed by Napoleon III in 1858 and it became a purely agricultural colony of 3000 hectares 7413 acres which were given to two French settler families Mercier and Saussine the latter was Franco American The modern day municipality was created in 1974 12 years after the Algerian independency as it was cut out from the municipality of Rouiba to form its own defined territory but still within the province of Algiers In 1985 Reghaia alongside Rouiba Ain taya Dergena and El Marsa were included to the newly created province of Boumerdes This administrative reorganization was quite costly for the municipality of Reghaia as huge part of its territory was used to form the newly created municipalities In the late 1990s a considerable part of its area was then again cut out in order to alongside the newly created municipalities of Boudouaou El Bahri Ouled Hadadj and Heraoua be included back to the province of Algiers Economy EditThe southern part of the municipality is more of an important commercial center with the northern part still being agricultural There is also the industrial park of Rouiba Reghaia which covers 1 000 hectares 2 500 acres and employs a quarter of the active population Among some notable factories belong to Citroen and Danone The higher military school of the Air Defence Forces ecole superieure de la defense aerienne du territoire is located here 1 It provides engineering training Transport EditAlgiers international airport Houari Boumediene is located approximately 15 kilometres 9 3 miles to the west Its train station is considered to be the third main station in the district of Algiers Most long destination trains stop at Reghaia station such as the ones which go to Bejaia Constantine and Annaba In addition to that every 10 to 15 minutes there is a commuter train to both Algiers or Boumerdes The bus station is one of the busiest stations in Algiers a lot of people from the surrounding municipalities such as Boudouaou Heraoua Ouled Hadadj Ouled Moussa and Boudouau El Bahri use Reghaia as the main transit station to various destinations mainly Algiers References Edit jeunessedalgerie com jeunessedalgerie Resources and Information www jeunessedalgerie com External links EditReghaia on Google Earth Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reghaia amp oldid 1131804154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
