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Boudouaou
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Boudouaou | |
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| Country |  Algeria |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 56,398 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Boudouaou, during French colonialism known as L'Alma (or Alma) is a town in the western part of Boumerdès, Algeria. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea. Its population in 2008 was 56,398.[1] It is located 18 miles east of the capital Algiers.[2]
The original name is thought to be bou-dhou-aou, Arabic for illuminator in reference to a small insect the size of a beetle which at night shows beautiful brilliant green light in its tail.[citation needed]
- ^ populstat.info Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "p.m. Pulse". Waycross Journal-Herald. 18 September 1995. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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