Issers District 
    دائرة يسر  | |
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| Country | |
| Province | Boumerdès | 
| District seat | Isser | 
| Population  (1998)  | |
| • Total | 67,228 | 
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) | 
| Municipalities | 3 | 
Issers is a district in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Isser.
Municipalities
The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:
History
French conquest
- First Battle of the Issers (1837)
 
Algerian Revolution
Salafist terrorism
- 2008 Issers bombing (19 August 2008)
 
Zawiya
Notable people
- Sidi Abder Rahman El Thaelebi, Algerian Islamic scholar
 - Mohamed Aïchaoui, Algerian journalist and resistant against French colonization.
 - Raïs Hamidou, Algerian privateer.
 - Ali Laskri, Algerian politician.
 
References
36°43′28″N 3°40′12″E / 36.72444°N 3.67000°E
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