Taher (, ''Al-Tahir''; ), is Algerian city, the industrial center of
Jijel Province
Jijel () is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') in Algeria, on the eastern Mediterranean coast. The capital is Jijel (Phoenician name : ''Igilgili''). Taza National Park is located in this province.
History
The province was created f ...
, with its industrial area of Ouled Salah, the
Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport
Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport , also known as Ferhat Abbas Airport, is an airport near Jijel, Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Al ...
and the port of Djen Djen.
Geography
Situation
The municipality of Taher is located in the north of
Jijel Province
Jijel () is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') in Algeria, on the eastern Mediterranean coast. The capital is Jijel (Phoenician name : ''Igilgili''). Taza National Park is located in this province.
History
The province was created f ...
.
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
The Mokrani Revolt (; ) was the most important local uprising against France in Algeria since the French conquest of Algeria, conquest in 1830.
The revolt broke out on March 16, 1871, with the uprising of more than 250 tribes, around a third of ...
) 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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Ferhat Abbas
Ferhat Abbas (; ALA-LC: ; 24 August 1899 – 24 December 1985) was an Algerian politician who acted in a provisional capacity as the then yet-to-become independent country's Prime Minister from 1958 to 1961, as well as the first President of the ...
, first president of the
Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic
The Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (, ; French: ''Gouvernement provisoire de la République algérienne'', GPRA) was the government-in-exile of the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) during the latter part of the Algeria ...
.
* Dekhli Mokhtar, one fighter of the
FLN in Taher and the Algerian east.
*
Mohamed Amoura
Mohamed El Amine Amoura (; born 9 May 2000) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club VfL Wolfsburg since 2024, on loan from Belgian Pro League club Union SG, and the Algeria national team.
Club career
ES Setif ...
, Footballer striker for
Algeria national football team
The Algeria national football team () represents Algeria in men's international Association football, football, and is governed by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays their home matches at the Stade du 5 Juillet, 5 July Stadium in ...
.
Gallery
File:Mosquée sidi yahia taher.jpg, Sidi Yahia Mosque in downtown of Taher.
File:Taher eglise.jpg, The church Taher.
File:12 Taher Ville (6).jpg, Sidi Yahia Mosque in downtown of Taher.
File:12 Taher Ville (3).jpg, The church Taher (Downtown).
References
External links
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Jijel news
{{Jijel Province
Communes of Jijel Province
Cities in Algeria