Djendel


Djendel is a commune in the Aïn Defla wilaya in northern Algeria, located 110 km southwest of Algiers, 40 km east of Aïn Defla, and 30 km southwest of Médéa.

Geography

History

Formerly a mixed commune in the Algiers département of French Algeria, created in August 25, 1880, Djendel incorporated the of Djendel, Ghribs, and Oued-Telbenet.
On December 16, 1905, Djendel absorbed some of the dissolved mixed commune of Hammam Righa. In 1956, it was promoted by decree from a mixed commune to a commune according to the Law of 1884 and was absorbed into the département of Orléansville. The commune maintained its municipal status during the restructuring of 1963, absorbing the former communes of Aïn Lechiekh and Oued Djemaâ.
In 1893, during the colonization period, the city was named Lavigerie in honor of Charles Martial Allemand Lavigerie. After independence, the commune was renamed Djendel by :fr:Liste_des_anciens_noms_français_de_communes_d'Algérie|decree no. 65-246 of September 30, 1965.

Demographics

The region is agricultural, and includes the.