Taghit

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Taghit
ﺗﺎﻏﻴﺖ
Commune and town
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Location of Taghit commune within Béchar Province
Location of Taghit commune within Béchar Province
Taghit is located in Algeria
Taghit
Taghit
Location of Taghit within Algeria
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Country  Algeria
Province Béchar Province
District Taghit District (coextensive)
Area[1]
 • Total 8,080 km2 (3,120 sq mi)
Elevation 623 m (2,044 ft)
Population (2008)[2]
 • Total 6,317
 • Density 0.78/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
File:مكتب باريد تاغيت.JPG
Post office of Taghit

Taghit (Arabic: ﺗﺎﻏﻴﺖ‎‎) is a town and commune in Taghit District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 6,317,[2] up from 6,047 in 1998,[3] with an annual growth rate of 0.4%.[2] The commune covers an area of 8,080 square kilometres (3,120 sq mi).[1]

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.[4]

Qibba Taghit Oasis

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.

Climate data for Taghit
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)		 20.4
(68.7)		 24.0
(75.2)		 28.6
(83.5)		 33.0
(91.4)		 38.1
(100.6)		 42.3
(108.1)		 40.8
(105.4)		 35.8
(96.4)		 28.7
(83.7)		 22.0
(71.6)		 17.9
(64.2)		 29.05
(84.28)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)		 12.9
(55.2)		 16.7
(62.1)		 21.0
(69.8)		 25.4
(77.7)		 30.5
(86.9)		 34.5
(94.1)		 33.3
(91.9)		 28.7
(83.7)		 21.9
(71.4)		 15.5
(59.9)		 11.0
(51.8)		 21.77
(71.19)
Average low °C (°F) 2.8
(37)		 5.4
(41.7)		 9.4
(48.9)		 13.5
(56.3)		 17.9
(64.2)		 23.0
(73.4)		 26.7
(80.1)		 25.9
(78.6)		 21.6
(70.9)		 15.1
(59.2)		 9.0
(48.2)		 4.1
(39.4)		 14.53
(58.16)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11
(0.43)		 8
(0.31)		 11
(0.43)		 7
(0.28)		 4
(0.16)		 3
(0.12)		 1
(0.04)		 3
(0.12)		 6
(0.24)		 11
(0.43)		 12
(0.47)		 11
(0.43)		 88
(3.46)
Source: climate-data.org[5]

Economy

Agriculture is an important industry in Taghit. The commune has a total of 2,280 hectares (5,600 acres) of arable land, of which 1,432 hectares (3,540 acres) is irrigated.[6] There are a total of 137,450 date palms planted in the commune.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9] There is one hotel in Taghit, the three-star Taghit.[10]

Infrastructure and housing

90% of Taghits's population are connected to drinking water,[11] 96% are connected to the sewerage system,[12] and 93% (including 1,485 buildings) have access to electricity.[13] There is one fuel service station in the town.[14]

Taghit has a total of 1,551 houses, of which 913 are occupied, giving an occupation rate of 6.9 inhabitants per occupied building.[15]

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 kilometres (59 mi) from the provincial capital, Béchar.[16]

There is a total length of 146 kilometres (91 mi) of roads in the commune.[17]

Education

There are 5 elementary schools, with 39 classrooms including 30 in use.[18] There are a total of 1,310 school students.[19]

5.9% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 18.4% has competed secondary education.[20] The overall literacy rate is 81.4%, and is 86.6% among males and 76.7% among females.[21]

Health

Taghit has 4 room care facilities, and a private pharmacy, and a medical operating theatre. The nearest hospital (by road) is in Béchar.[22]

Religion

Taghit has 6 operational mosques, with another 1 under construction.[23]

Localities

The commune is composed of five localities:[24]

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References

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Neighbouring towns and cities
 Méridja
Kénadsa
Zaouia Foukania		 Lahmar
Béchar		 Béni Ounif
Abadla
Méchraâ Houari Boumédienne
Erg Ferradj		 Grand Erg Occidental
  Taghit  
Tindouf Berrabi Bakhti
Igli
Béni Abbès		 Kerzaz
Ouled Khoudir
Adrar
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