Soumâa

This article is about Soumâa. For other uses, see Souma.

Soumâa or Thala Oufella is a village in the Boumerdès Province in Kabylie, Algeria.^[1][2][3]

Soumâa
Nickname:  Thala Oufella
Motto:  الصومعة - ثالة أوفلة
Coordinates: 36°42′18″N 3°33′43″E / 36.705°N 3.562°E / 36.705; 3.562
Commune	Thénia
District	Thénia District
Province	Boumerdès Province
Region	Kabylie
Country	Algeria
Area
• Total	5 km^2 (2 sq mi)
Dimensions
• Length	2.5 km (1.6 mi)
• Width	2 km (1 mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00
Area code	35005
Website	thenia.net

Location

The village is surrounded by Meraldene River and Isser River, and also the town of Thenia in the Khachna mountain range.^[4][5][6]

Zawiya

Main article: Zawiyas in Algeria

See also: Rahmaniyya

• Zawiyet Sidi Boushaki

History

This village has experienced the facts of several historical events:

• Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
• Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1846)
• Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1871)^[7]

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province

• Sidi Boushaki, Algerian theologian.
• Cheikh Ali Boushaki, Algerian leader.
• Cheikh Mohamed Boushaki, Algerian leader.
• Abdenour Boushaki [ar], Algerian politician.
• Abderrahmane Boushaki, Algerian leader.
• Ali Boushaki, Algerian theologian.
• Brahim Boushaki, Algerian theologian.
• Ciria, Berber leader.^[8]
• Dius, Berber leader.^[9]
• Feriel Boushaki, Algerian artist.
• Firmus, Berber leader.^[10]
• Gildo, Berber leader.^[11]
• Mascezel, Berber leader.^[12]
• Mazuca, Berber leader.^[13]
• Mohamed Rahmoune, Algerian politician.
• Mohamed Seghir Boushaki, Algerian politician.
• Nubel [fr], Berber leader.^[14]
• Salah Bouchatal [ar], Algerian politician.
• Sammac, Berber leader.
• Tarek Boushaki [ar], Algerian academician.
• Yahia Boushaki (Shahid), Algerian politician.

References

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Soumâa.

1. "Montagne Thala Oufella (Soumâa) de Thénia". wikimapia.org.
2. "Bénian ntâa Soumâa ou Ruines de Thénia, surnommé El Hadjra (Commune de Thenia, Wilaya de Boumerdes) Boumerdès Sites et lieux historiques et touristiques - PATRIMOINE -". vitaminedz.com.
3. "مشاريع إنمائية لعلاج مخلفات عشرية".
4. "Journal officiel de la République française. Lois et décrets". Gallica. June 21, 1923.
5. "L'Echo d'Alger : journal républicain du matin". Gallica. June 5, 1932.
6. "Le Bénian ntâa Soumâa ou Ruines de Thénia, surnommé El". vitaminedz.com.
7. Rinn, Louis (1891). "Histoire de l'insurrection de 1871 en Algérie".
8. "Kiriya, Firmus".
9. "Un roman historique".
10. "L'Épopée de Firmus revient à la surface".
11. "Le château de Petra ou la guerre du prince Firmus contre Rome".
12. Modéran, Y. (2010). "Mascezel". Encyclopédie Berbère (30): 4639–4641. doi:10.4000/encyclopedieberbere.483.
13. "Salvina".
14. "Nubel".