| Official Name: | El Taref |
| Native Name: | Arabic: الطارف |
| Mapsize: | 180px |
| Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of El Taref in the Algeria |
| Coordinates: | 36.767°N 8.317°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Algeria |
| Subdivision Name1: | El Taref Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | El Taref District |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Established Title: | APC |
| Established Date: | 2012-2017 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Land Km2: | 111.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Total: | 25594 |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Iso Code: | CP |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Csa |
El Taref (Arabic: الطارف) is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of El Taref Province. El Kala is a port town near El Taref. El Taref is 700 kilometers east of Algiers. In 1998, it had a population of around 20,300.
General Electric and Iberdrola are building a power station in El Taref, beginning in mid-2008, a project which will increase Algeria'senergy capacity by 18%.[1]