Taghit

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Taghit () is a town and commune in Taghit District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. The town is an oasis watered by the underground Oued Zousfana, which runs along beside the dunes of the Grand Erg Occidental. According to the 2008 census its population is 6,317, up from 6,047 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 0.4%. The commune covers an area of 8080 km2.

History

The town was the site of the Battle of Taghit in 1903, in which 4000 Zayanes Berbers besieged the French in the town, whom they outnumbered by 10 to 1. The attackers were later forced to retreat.

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Geography

Taghit lies on the left (eastern) bank of the Oued Zouzfana. The Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of continuous sand dunes, lies to the east, while the rocky Djebel Baroun lies to the west across the river.

Climate

Taghit has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and cool winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.

| location = Taghit | metric first = yes | single line = yes | width = auto | Jan high C = 17.0 | Feb high C = 20.4 | Mar high C = 24.0 | Apr high C = 28.6 | May high C = 33.0 | Jun high C = 38.1 | Jul high C = 42.3 | Aug high C = 40.8 | Sep high C = 35.8 | Oct high C = 28.7 | Nov high C = 22.0 | Dec high C = 17.9 | Jan mean C = 9.9 | Feb mean C = 12.9 | Mar mean C = 16.7 | Apr mean C = 21.0 | May mean C = 25.4 | Jun mean C = 30.5 | Jul mean C = 34.5 | Aug mean C = 33.3 | Sep mean C = 28.7 | Oct mean C = 21.9 | Nov mean C = 15.5 | Dec mean C = 11.0 | Jan low C = 2.8 | Feb low C = 5.4 | Mar low C = 9.4 | Apr low C = 13.5 | May low C = 17.9 | Jun low C = 23.0 | Jul low C = 26.7 | Aug low C = 25.9 | Sep low C = 21.6 | Oct low C = 15.1 | Nov low C = 9.0 | Dec low C = 4.1 | Jan precipitation mm = 11 | Feb precipitation mm = 8 | Mar precipitation mm = 11 | Apr precipitation mm = 7 | May precipitation mm = 4 | Jun precipitation mm = 3 | Jul precipitation mm = 1 | Aug precipitation mm = 3 | Sep precipitation mm = 6 | Oct precipitation mm = 11 | Nov precipitation mm = 12 | Dec precipitation mm = 11 | source 1 = climate-data.org | date=March 2013}}

Economy

Agriculture is an important industry in Taghit. The commune has a total of 2280 ha of arable land, of which 1432 ha is irrigated. There are a total of 137,450 date palms planted in the commune. As of 2009 there were 3,330 sheep, 2,995 goats, 2,481 camels, and 62 cattle. There were also 24,000 chickens in 2 buildings.

Tourism is also significant in Taghit due to many Neolithic rock engravings in the area. Other attractions include sand dunes, palm groves, the old ksar and the zawiya. There is one hotel in Taghit, the three-star Taghit.

Infrastructure and housing

90% of Taghits's population are connected to drinking water, 96% are connected to the sewerage system, and 93% (including 1,485 buildings) have access to electricity. There is one fuel service station in the town.

Taghit has a total of 1,551 houses, of which 913 are occupied, giving an occupation rate of 6.9 inhabitants per occupied building.

Transportation

There are three main roads out of Taghit: one leads northwest to the N6 highway (Bechar-Adrar section) just south of Bechar, another leads southwest through Igli to the N6 further south, and the third leads northeast, also to the N6 (Bechar-Mecheria section) northeast of Bechar, near Figuig. A number of small localities lie along the Oued Zouzfana to the south; these are connected by a local road.

Taghit is 95 km from the provincial capital, Béchar.

There is a total length of 146 km of roads in the commune.

Education

There are 5 elementary schools, with 39 classrooms including 30 in use. There are a total of 1,310 school students.

5.9% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 18.4% has competed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 81.4%, and is 86.6% among males and 76.7% among females.

Health

Taghit has 4 room care facilities, and a private pharmacy, and a medical operating theatre. The nearest hospital (by road) is in Béchar.

Religion

Taghit has six operational mosques, with another under construction.

Localities

The commune is composed of five localities:

References

References

  1. N. Huguenin-Gonon. (1973). "Algeria". Nagel Publishers.
  2. "Population: Béchar Wilaya". Office National des Statistiques Algérie.
  3. "Algeria Communes". Statoids.
  4. "Population, Area and Density per Commune". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  5. "History of the Battle of El Moungar". French Ministry of Defence.
  6. "Climate data for: Taghit". climate-data.org.
  7. "Distribution of Agricultural Land". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  8. "Plant Productions". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  9. "Animal Production". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  10. "Tourism Sites and Monuments". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  11. "Census of Hotels". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  12. "Drinking Water". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  13. "Sewerage Networks". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  14. "Electrification". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  15. "Fuel Distribution". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  16. "Housing". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  17. "Presentation". Site Officiel de la Wilaya de Béchar.
  18. "Density Kilometres". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  19. "School Infrastructure". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  20. "Number of Pupils". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  21. "Structure relative de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs âgée de 6 ans et plus selon le niveau d'instruction et la commune de résidence.". Office National des Statistiques Algérie.
  22. "Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence .". Office National des Statistiques Algérie.
  23. "Health Facilities by Commune". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  24. "Mosques and Koranic Rooms". Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar.
  25. (19 December 1984). "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued". Journal officiel de la République Algérienne.

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