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.
Taher
الطاهير Tahir | |
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City and Commune | |
.JPG) Taher | |
| Motto(s): "From the people, for the people" | |
 Location of Taher in the Jijel Province | |
  Taher 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 |
Geography
editSituation
editThe municipality of Taher Bastawala is located in the north of Jijel Province.
Localities of the town
editTaher is composed of several locations:
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History
editThe 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
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Sidi Yahia Mosque in downtown of Taher. -
The church Taher. -
Sidi Yahia Mosque in downtown of Taher. -
The church Taher (Downtown).
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References
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- ^ ONS Statistic (Jijel province)
- ^ Jijel Info Archived 2013-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- (in French) Jijel news