Ammal
Commune and town
Ammal
Coordinates: 36°38′05″N 3°35′26″E / 36.63472°N 3.59056°E / 36.63472; 3.59056
Country	Algeria
Province	Boumerdès Province
Population  (1998)
• Total	8,567
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Ammal is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 8,567.^[1]

Villages

The villages of the commune of Ammal are:

History

French conquest

• Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
• First Battle of the Issers (1837)
• Battle Of Ammal (1840)
• Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1871)

Algerian Revolution

• Ferme Gauthier

Salafist terrorism

• 2010 Ammal bombing (11 June 2010)

Rivers

This commune is crossed by several rivers:

• Isser River

Football clubs

Club	Division	Level	Location	Logo
CS Ammal	Ligue de Football de la Wilaya	5	Ammal

Notable people

• Mohamed Arkab, Algerian politician.