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Taher

Coordinates: 36°46′19″N 5°53′54″E / 36.77194°N 5.89833°E / 36.77194; 5.89833
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Taher
الطاهير
Tahir
City and Commune
Taher
Taher
Motto(s): 
"From the people, for the people"
Location of Taher in the Jijel Province
Location of Taher in the Jijel Province
Taher is located in Algeria
Taher
Taher
Location of Taher in the Algeria
Coordinates: 36°46′19″N 5°53′54″E / 36.77194°N 5.89833°E / 36.77194; 5.89833
Country Algeria
ProvinceJijel Province
DistrictTaher District
APC2012-2017
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorHafid Boumahrouk[2] (RND)
Area
 • Total29,872 sq mi (77,367 km2)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total78,500 [1]
 • Density31,350/sq mi (12,103/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
18200
18002
ISO 3166 codeCP

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

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Situation

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The municipality of Taher is located in the north of Jijel Province.

Localities of the town

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Taher is composed of several locations:

History

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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

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References

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