Official Name: | El Harrach |
Native Name: | Arabic: الـحرّاش ⵍⵃⴻⵔⵔⴰⵛ |
Settlement Type: | City and Common |
Motto: | "From the people, for the people" |
Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of El Harrach in Algeria |
Coordinates: | 36.7211°N 3.1375°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Subdivision Name1: | Algiers Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | El Harrach District |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Alik Embarek |
Established Title: | APC |
Established Date: | 2012-2017 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2008[1] |
Population Total: | 48869 |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Iso Code: | CP |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 16200-16131 |
Website: | www.apc-elharrach.dz |
El Harrach (Berber: ⵍⵃⴻⵔⵔⴰⵛ, formerly Maison-Carrée) is a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers.
The town is home to USM El Harrach football club and the Higher National Veterinary School is located in the area.