El Taref
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El Taref الطارف | |
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Location of El Taref in the Algeria | |
Coordinates: 36°46′01″N 8°19′01″E / 36.767°N 8.317°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | El Taref Province |
District | El Taref District |
APC | 2012-2017 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Area | |
• Land | 43.0 sq mi (111.4 km2) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 25,594 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
ISO 3166 code | CP |
Climate | Csa |
El Taref (Arabic: الطارف) 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.
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
[edit]- ^ Algerian power station construction attributed to GE-Iberdrola, Algerie Presse Service, June 11, 2008, internet article.