El Taref

El Taref (Arabic: الطارف, French: formerly Le Tarf) is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of El Taref Province. El Kala is a port town near El Taref. El Taref is 700 kilometers east of Algiers. In 1998, it had a population of around 20,300.

El Taref

الطارف
Location of El Taref in the El Taref Province
El Taref
Location of El Taref in the Algeria
Coordinates: 36.767°N 8.317°E / 36.767; 8.317
Country Algeria
ProvinceEl Taref Province
DistrictEl Taref District
APC2012-2017
Government
  TypeMunicipality
Area
  Land43.0 sq mi (111.4 km2)
Population
 (2008)
  Total25,594
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
ISO 3166 codeCP
ClimateCsa

General Electric and Iberdrola are building a power station in El Taref, beginning in mid-2008, a project which will increase Algeria's energy capacity by 18%.[1]


References

  1. Algerian power station construction attributed to GE-Iberdrola, Algerie Presse Service, June 11, 2008, internet article.
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