The three towns of Zemmouri El Bahri ( '' Rusubbicari '' ) , Djinet ( '' Cissi '' ) , and Dellys ( '' Rusucurium '' ) , all of Phoenician foundation , were the province 's principal ancient sites , although smaller Roman towns existed inland , as at Taourga ; at none do any significant classical ruins remain . Zemmouri El Bahri ( under the name of Marsa-d-Dajaj ) and Dellys both attained some significance in the Islamic period , beginning with Hammadid times ; the largely Ottoman-era casbah of Dellys remains an attraction . Boumerdès itself , called Rocher-Noir in the colonial period , was expanded substantially following the establishment of the new wilaya in 1983 . The province was very hard hit by the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake , whose epicentre was near Zemmouri
2003 Boumerdès earthquake
2003 Boumerdès earthquake
Boumerdès Province