Dellys
دلس Delles (Berber) | |
|---|---|
City and Daira | |
 Dellys | |
| Motto(s): "From the people, for the people" | |
 Location of Dellys in Boumerdès Province | |
  Dellys Location of Dellys in Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′48″N 3°54′51″E / 36.913272°N 3.914094°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Boumerdès Province |
| District | Dellys District |
| APC | 2012-2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Rabah Zerouali (RND) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,504 sq mi (6,486 km2) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 32,954[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 35100 |
| ISO 3166 code | CP |
| Website | Official website |
| Cap Bengut Lighthouse | |
 the concrete lighthouse built in 2010 (right) next to the metal tower built in 2004 (left) | |
| Constructed | 2010  |
| Construction | concrete |
| Height | 28.9 m (95 ft) |
| Shape | octagonal prism tower with four buttresses with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | grey metallic lantern[2] |
| Operator | Office Nationale de Signalisation Maritime |
| Focal height | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Range | 29 nmi (54 km; 33 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 15s.[2] |
| Algeria no. | DZ-2700[3] |
| Second lighthouse | |
 | |
| Constructed | 2004 |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Height | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Shape | triangular skeletal tower with balcony and light |
| Markings | red tower with a white band atop |
| Deactivated | 2017 |
| First lighthouse | |
 | |
| Constructed | 1881 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Shape | quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white (tower), green |
| Deactivated | 2003 |
Dellys (Arabic: دلّس, Berber: Delles) is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the Sebaou River. It is the district seat of the daïra of Dellys. The town is 45 km from Tizi Ouzou, 50 km from Boumerdes (the provincial capital), and about 100 km from the capital Algiers.
It is notable for its Ottoman-era Casbah, two colonial-era lighthouses (marking Cape Bengut), and some beaches; the principal activities of the area are fishing and farming.
As of 2008, the population of the municipality is 32,954.[4]
- ^ ONS Statistic (Boumerdès province) Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern Algeria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Recensement Génaral de la Population et de l'Habitat". Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019.