The name of this new city has long been discussed, Ferj kioua, Ferrouja, wa el Ferj to name Ferdjioua . Laville was also known under the name of which means Fedj M'Zala Col M'Zala name of an ancient Berber tribe.
This city was founded by the famous ferroujihar against the Romans in 1500 BC .
Inhabited by Kotama , the region plays an important role in the Middle Ages in the Maghreb in the advent of the dynastyFatimid .
During the Ottoman occupation, the tribe of Ferdjioua does not recognize the sovereignty of the Bey of Constantine. Achour family and especially Ben Ahmed Ben Achour Bouakkaz opposes raising taxes. Upon arrival of the French, he ranks with them and will fight battles against the Ouled Soltane. In 1846 assisted by the French military, he submits Gheboula and Beni Foughal. In 1862 he retired and settled in Constantine where he commanded the caïdat of Fedj M'Zala. In 1864 the rebellion broke Appears when Ferdjioua Zouagha and cons of the Bordj Zeghaïa, he is accused, arrested and interned at Pau . His command is given his new and his son, Ahmed Ben and Bouakkaz Derradji., The first is the title of Khalif Babors.
1 January 1875 installation of the Arab Bureau . 1 December 1880 common-mixed. In 1963 the town was renamed Ferdjioua. It became the chief town of Daira in 1984
