Tiaret

Tiaret () or Tahert () is a major city in northwestern Algeria that gives its name to the wider farming region of Tiaret Province. Both the town and region lie south-west of the capital of Algiers in the western region of the Hautes Plaines, in the Tell Atlas, and about from the Mediterranean coast. It is served by Abdelhafid Boussouf Bou Chekif Airport.

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Place details

Locality: Tiaret ⵜⴰⵀⴻⵔⵜ تيارت
Region: تيارت Tiaret ⵜⵢⴰⵔⴻⵜ
Country: ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
Population: 178,915
Timezone: Africa/Algiers

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Tiaret
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.mapsize: 120px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Tiaret within Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_map: Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tiaret Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tiaret District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 778
Settlement.area_total_km2: 111.45
Settlement.population_as_of: 2008 census
Settlement.population_total: 178915
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Official name: تيارت
Population: 178915
Area: 111.45
Elevation: 1200
Image: Tiaret in night.jpg

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Commons category: Tiaret
postal code: 14000
native label: ⵜⵢⴰⵔⴻⵜ
P12749: Freguesia de Portunhos

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Contents

Etymology
Population
Infrastructure and industry
Politics
History
Archeological attractions
Climate
Notes
Further reading
External links

==Etymology== The name means "Lioness" in the Berber language, a reference to the Barbary lions that lived in this region. Maghrebian place names like Oran (Wahran) which means "lion", and Souk Ahras which means "Market of Lions" have the same etymological source.