# Al-Hamiz Valley

Al-Hamiz Valley is a prominent river in Algiers Province, stretching 54 kilometers to the east of Algiers. Its mouth is located between the municipalities of Bordj El Kiffan and Bordj El Bahri. The river originates from the Tell Atlas and Titteri Mountains near the municipality of Deux Bassins in Médéa Province. It flows through the provinces of Bouira, Blida, Boumerdès, and Algiers before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.

## Main source

Al-Hamiz Valley originates in the northern part of Deux Bassins municipality, located in Médéa Province. Its source lies at a direct linear distance of 33.68 km (20.93 miles) from its mouth on the Mediterranean coast within Algiers Province. The river’s source is situated in the Tell Atlas and Titteri Mountains, which span the central regions of Médéa, Bouira, Blida, and Boumerdès provinces.

## The path

Al-Hamiz Valley flows through five Algerian provinces, crossing various geographical regions, including Titteri, Kabylia, Khachna, and the Mitidja plain.
States and Municipalities in the "Al-Hamiz Valley" path :
| Number | Médéa Province | Bouïra Province | Blida Province | Boumerdès Province | Algiers Province |
| 01 | Deux Bassins | Boukram | Souhane | Larbatache | Dar El Beïda |
| 02 | | | Djebabra | Khemis El-Khechna | Rouïba |
| 03 | | | | Hammedi | Bordj El Kiffan |
| 04 | | | | | Bordj El Bahri |

## The mouth

The mouth of Al-Hamiz Valley is located between the municipalities of Bordj El Kiffan and Bordj El Bahri in Algiers Province, near the Soumam neighborhood.
The course of the river serves as a natural boundary between these two municipalities, extending to its outlet in the Mediterranean Sea along the Algiers coastline.

### Location

The mouth of Al-Hamiz Valley is situated between the municipalities of Bordj El Kiffan and Bordj El Bahri, not far from the mouth of Oued El Harrach and the Sablettes Beach.
Located east of the Oued El Harrach mouth and Sablettes Beach, this area holds a strategic position near the railway connecting El Harrach to Reghaïa. The river's mouth is approximately 20 kilometers east of the Casbah of Algiers, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It lies within the territories of Bordj El Kiffan and Bordj El Bahri.
vtePlaces adjacent to Al-Hamiz Valley :
Djamaa el Djazaïr, Mohammedia, Algiers, Sablat Beach, Hussein Dey (commune), Hussein Dey train station, Khrouba Land Station.
National Road 24 (Algiers), Mediterranean Sea, National Road No. 5 (Algiers), National Road No. 11 (Algiers)
Tamentfoust Valley, Bordj El Bahri, Bordj El Kiffan, Réghaïa lake, Reghaïa Valley
College of Islamic Sciences in Algeria, El Harrach train station, Oued El Harrach,
River mouth Hmeiz Valley
Rouiba Train Station, Keddara Dam, Rouiba-Roghaya Industrial Zone,
Jisr Constantine train station, Baba Ali Train Station, Baba Ali (Algeria), National Road 1 (Algiers), Mazafran River
Bab-el-Zouzar train station, Wadi El Samar Train Station, East–West Highway (Algeria)
Casablanca train station, University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene :

## Gallery

* Al-Maqaria train station
* Tamentfoust port
* Affluents de Oued El Harrach
* View of the Kasbah from Sablat Beach
* Location of Sablat Beach in Hussein Dey
* View of Sablat Beach from Safir Mosque in Kasbah
* Sablat Beach Water
* Sablat Beach