Taher
Taher الطاهير Tahir | |
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City and Commune | |
Motto(s): "From the people, for the people" | |
Location of Taher in the Algeria | |
Coordinates: 36°46′19″N 5°53′54″E / 36.77194°N 5.89833°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Jijel Province |
District | Taher District |
APC | 2012-2017 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Hafid Boumahrouk[2] (RND) |
Area | |
• Total | 29,872 sq mi (77,367 km2) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 78,500 [1] |
• Density | 31,350/sq mi (12,103/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Postal code | 18200 18002 |
ISO 3166 code | CP |
Taher (Arabic: الطاهير, Al-Tahir; Algerian Arabic: أطًهير), is Algerian city, the industrial center of Jijel Province, with its industrial area of Ouled Salah, the Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport and the port of Djen Djen.
Geography[edit]
Situation[edit]
The municipality of Taher is located in the north of Jijel Province.
Localities of the town[edit]
Taher is composed of several locations:
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History[edit]
The present city is located on the site of an ancient city - dating back to Ottoman period - it was built on aboriginal lands hunted in the nearby mountains, after the revolt of 1871 (see Mokrani Revolt) time of occupation of Algeria by France, whose population was expropriated, including: the plain of Oued Djen-djen, Telata, the Ouled Bel Afou, Wadi Nile Beni Afar, Beni Siar, Beni khatab, and the immediate vicinity of the current city
Notable people[edit]
- Ferhat Abbas, first president of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic.
- Dekhli Mokhtar, one fighter of the FLN in Taher and the Algerian east.
Gallery[edit]
- Sidi Yahia Mosque in downtown of Taher.
- The church Taher.
- Sidi Yahia Mosque in downtown of Taher.
- The church Taher (Downtown).
References[edit]
- ^ ONS Statistic (Jijel province)
- ^ Jijel Info Archived 2013-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- (in French) Jijel news