Hussein Dey

Hussein Dey is a coastal commune of the wilaya of Algiers. It gives its name to the Hussein Dey circonscription administrative, one of the 13 groups of communes created by decree 26-112 of 8 March 2026. The commune takes its name from Hussein, the 28th and last Dey, or ruler, of Algiers. The Dey had a country residence here, near the beaches of the suburbs of Algiers. The commune had 40,698 inhabitants at the 2008 census (ONS).