Tiaret

تيارت ⵜⵢⴰⵔⴻⵜ Tiaret
Coordinates	35 ° 23 '17 "  N , 1 ° 19' 22"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 23 '17 "  N , 1 ° 19' 22"  E
Basic data
Country	Algeria
province	Tiaret
height	995 m
surface	11 km²
Residents	201,263 (April 16, 2008)
density	18,296.6  Ew. / km²
founding	778 (Rustamidic foundation) , 1863 (modern new foundation)

Tiaret ( Arabic تيارت, DMG Tiyārat , tamazight ⵜⵢⴰⵔⴻⵜ Tyaret ; also Tihert , Tahert or Tehert ) is the capital of the province of the same name Tiaret in Algeria . It is considered a traditional trading center and has its own university.

history

Already in Roman times there was a Roman base at this place, which was called Tingurtia.

Between 788 and 909 Tiaret was the seat of the Imam of the Rustamids and a flourishing center of the Trans-Saharan trade . The historical settlement, however, was 9 km west of today's Tiaret. The place had abundant water sources and was protected by its natural location and a city wall with four gates.

Modern

In 1863 the modern Tiaret was founded. The city has around 201,000 inhabitants today, more than 99% of whom are Muslims , and covers an area of ​​around 300 km². It is located about 250 km southwest of Algiers at the intersection of National Road 14 and National Road 23 .

Since 2016 the place has been the headquarters of the Tahkout Manufacturing Company , which employs 500 people.

sons and daughters of the town

• Hamid Baroudi (* 1964), musician
• Mohamed Oussar , karate master
• Alain Caparros (* 1956), French manager
• Feghouli Moustefa , Mujahid
• Feghouli Hamza , artist

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alexander Graham: Roman Africa , 1902 ISBN 0-8369-8807-8
2. ↑ M. Talbi : Rustamids . In: The Encyclopaedia of Islam. New Edition
3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.