 The town is named after Houari Boumediene, a former president of Algeria.Méchraâ Houari Boumédienne lies at an elevation of 572m to the west of the Oued Guir, an intermittent wadi, and just south of the town of Abadla.From here through Abadla to Erg Ferradj is the site of an extensive 3000 hectare palm plantation.