Baghlia
Introduction '''Baghlia''' (Arabic بغلية) is a town and commune in the Baghlia District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 15,854.During the colonial period, it was given the name of '''Rébeval''', after Napoleonic general Joseph Boyer de Rébeval.
History ===French conquest===* Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)* First Battle of the Issers (1837)* Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1871)===Algerian Revolution======Salafist terrorism===* August 2010 Baghlia bombing (18 August 2010)* 2012 Baghlia bombing (29 April 2012)
Notable people * Lounés Bendahmane, footballer
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