El Tarf (province)

El Tarf
Basic data
Country	Algeria
Capital	El Tarf
surface	2968 km²
Residents	396,000 (2006 estimate)
density	133 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	DZ-36

Coordinates: 36 ° 46 '  N , 8 ° 14'  E

The province of El Tarf ( Arabic ولاية الطارف, DMG Wilāyat aṭ-Ṭārif , tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵟⵟⴻⵔⴼ Agezdu n Ṭṭerf ) is a province ( wilaya ) in the far east of Algeria .

The province lies on the Mediterranean coast and borders Tunisia in the east , it has an area of ​​2968 km².

Around 396,000 people (2006 estimate) live in the province, so the population density is around 134 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The capital of the province is El Tarf .

Web links

Commons : El Tarf  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The province of El Tarf had to cope with the heaviest rainfall in 30 years. Satellite image of the week, March 17, 2012