Taher
الطاهير
Tahir
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City and Commune
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Taher
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| Motto(s):
"From the people, for the people"
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Location of Taher in the Jijel Province
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  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 |
| Province | Jijel Province |
| District | Taher District |
| APC | 2012-2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Hafid Boumahrouk[2] (RND) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29,872 sq mi (77,367 km2) |
| Population
(2008)
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| • Total | 78,500 [1] |
| • 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.
The municipality of Taher is located in the north of Jijel Province.
Taher is composed of several locations:
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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
