El Taref
الطارف | |
|---|---|
 Location of El Taref in the El Taref Province | |
  El Taref 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]
- ^ Algerian power station construction attributed to GE-Iberdrola, Algerie Presse Service, June 11, 2008, internet article.