Takhemaret Explained

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.

See also

35.1072°N 0.6833°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Communes of Algeria. Statoids. December 12, 2010.