Ghriss

Ghriss
Commune and town
Ghriss
Coordinates: 35°15′N 0°10′E / 35.250°N 0.167°E / 35.250; 0.167
Country	Algeria
Province	Mascara Province
Population  (1998)
• Total	22,151
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Ghriss (Arabic: غريس) is a town and commune in Mascara Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 22,151.^[1]

It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Mascara and 120 kilometres (75 mi) from Oran, rising to around 500 metres (1,600 ft) in the Ghriss plain [fr]. Its name is derived from Aghris (Berber languages: ⴰⵖⵔⵉⵙ) meaning "white frost".^[2] During the French colonial period, the town was named "Thiersville" after Adolphe Thiers, and its nearby airport Ghriss Airport was called "Thiersville Airfield" during the WWII.