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El Tarf
Wildfire activity in El Tarf, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
El Tarf ranks #9 of 58 wilayas — 4.2% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2017 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
2,069
Total detections
9,788
National rank
#9 of 58
Share of Algeria
4.2%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
2,363 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2017
2,330 detections
Map
Fire incidents recorded in this wilaya.
Fire season
Detections by month, summed across all years — Algeria's fire season peaks in summer.
Fire season Off season
Year by year
Total detections per year. The dashed line is the multi-year average.
Largest incidents on record
The biggest confirmed fires in this wilaya, by satellite detections.
Jul 28, 2017 → Aug 2, 20175 days1415 Detections748 MW
Jul 30, 2020 → Aug 5, 20206 days541 Detections1724 MW
Aug 26, 2026 → Aug 29, 20263 days441 Detections2037 MW
Aug 6, 2021 → Aug 11, 20215 days342 Detections2150 MW
Aug 3, 2017 → Aug 5, 201747h223 Detections2363 MW
Jul 30, 2017 → Aug 2, 20174 days219 Detections2285 MW
Aug 10, 2021 → Aug 11, 202127h149 Detections1718 MW
Aug 29, 2026 → Aug 31, 20262 days136 Detections353 MW
Aug 3, 2017 → Aug 5, 20173 days130 Detections544 MW
Aug 3, 2017 → Aug 4, 201735h126 Detections1460 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.