Tiaret

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Tiaret تيارت
City
Tiaret Location of Tiaret within Algeria
Coordinates: 35°22′N 1°19′E / 35.367°N 1.317°E / 35.367; 1.317
Country	Algeria
Province	Tiaret Province
District	Tiaret District
Founded	778
Area
• Total	111.45 km2 (43.03 sq mi)
Elevation	978 m (3,209 ft)
Population  (2008 census)
• Total	178,915
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal code	14000
Climate	Csa

Tiaret (Arabic: تيارت) or Tahert (Arabic: تاهرت) 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 150 km (93 mi) from the Mediterranean coast. It is served by Abdelhafid Boussouf Bou Chekif Airport.