Official Name: | Ghriss |
Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Subdivision Name1: | Mascara Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 1998 |
Population Total: | 22,151 |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 35.25°N 10°W |
Ghriss (ar|غريس) is a town and commune in Mascara Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 22,151.[1]
It is located from Mascara and from Oran, rising to around in the . Its name is derived from Aghris (ber|ⴰⵖⵔⵉⵙ) meaning "white frost".[2] During the French colonial period, the town was named "Thiersville" after Adolphe Thiers, and its nearby airport Ghriss Airport was called "Thiersville Airfield" during the WWII.