Official Name: | Takhemaret |
Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
Mapsize: | 180px |
Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Subdivision Name1: | Tiaret Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 34124 |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 35.1072°N 0.6833°W |
Takhemaret is a town and commune in Tiaret Province in north-western Algeria, about 65 km. southwest of the city of Tiaret. The 2008 census population was 34,124 in the commune, with 20,827 in the city. [1]
During Roman empire it was named Cohors Breucorum, a "castrum" (fort) near the Roman limes in Mauretania Caesariensis.