El Harrach

El Harrach
الـحرّاش
ⵍⵃⴻⵔⵔⴰⵛ
City and Common
Town halls of El Harrach
Motto(s): 
"From the people, for the people"
Location of El Harrach in Algiers Province
El Harrach
Location of El Harrach in Algeria
Coordinates: 36°43′16″N 3°08′15″E / 36.72111°N 3.13750°E / 36.72111; 3.13750
Country Algeria
ProvinceAlgiers Province
DistrictEl Harrach District
APC2012-2017
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  MayorAlik Embarek
Population
 (2008)
  Total
48,869
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
16200-16131
ISO 3166 codeCP
Websitewww.apc-elharrach.dz

El Harrach (Berber: ⵍⵃⴻⵔⵔⴰⵛ Arabic: الـحرّاش, 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.