Taher

For people named Taher or Tahir, see Taher (name).

Taher الطاهير Tahir
City and Commune
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
Country	Algeria
Province	Jijel Province
District	Taher District
APC	2012-2017
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Hafid Boumahrouk (RND)
Area
• Total	29,872 sq mi (77,367 km2)
Population  (2008)
• Total	78,500
• 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

Situation

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

Localities of the town

Taher is composed of several locations:

• Bazoul
• Laajarda
• Belmamouda
• Beni Metrane
• Bouazem
• Laghjara
• Taher
• Bouachir
• Boubzrène
• Boulzazène
• El Kedia
• Dekkara
• Demina

• Aïn El Hammam
• Boulachour
• Boucherka
• Merdj El Bir
• Ouled Salah
• Ouled-Souici
• Oued Nil
• Oum Djelal
• Tablalte
• Dar El Oued
• T'Har oussaf
• Tleta

History

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

• 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

• 
  Sidi Yahia Mosque in downtown of Taher.
• 
  The church Taher.
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  Sidi Yahia Mosque in downtown of Taher.
• 
  The church Taher (Downtown).

External links

• (in French) Jijel news