El Taref

El Taref
الطارف
Location of El Taref in the El Taref Province
Location of El Taref in the El Taref Province
El Taref is located in Algeria
El Taref
El Taref
Location of El Taref in the Algeria
Coordinates: 36°46′01″N 8°19′01″E / 36.767°N 8.317°E / 36.767; 8.317
Country Algeria
ProvinceEl Taref Province
DistrictEl Taref District
APC2012-2017
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
 • Land43.0 sq mi (111.4 km2)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total25,594
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
ISO 3166 codeCP
ClimateCsa

El Taref (Arabic: الطارف) is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of El Taref Province. El Kala is a port town near El Taref. El Taref is 700 kilometers east of Algiers. In 1998, it had a population of around 20,300.

General Electric and Iberdrola are building a power station in El Taref, beginning in mid-2008, a project which will increase Algeria's energy capacity by 18%.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Algerian power station construction attributed to GE-Iberdrola, Algerie Presse Service, June 11, 2008, internet article.