Djurdjura

Coordinates: 36°26′51″N 04°13′42″E / 36.44750°N 4.22833°E / 36.44750; 4.22833
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Djurdjura Range
Adrar n Jerjer / جبال جرجرة
Djurjura Range with snow
Highest point
PeakLalla Khedidja (Tamgut Aâlayen)
Elevation2,308 m (7,572 ft)
Coordinates36°26′51″N 04°13′42″E / 36.44750°N 4.22833°E / 36.44750; 4.22833
Geography
Djurdjura Range is located in Algeria
Djurdjura Range
Djurdjura Range
CountryAlgeria
Region
Kabylie
Parent rangeTell Atlas
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockEarly Jurassic
Type of rockLimestone

The Djurdjura (

Kabylie, Algeria
.

Geography

The Djurdjura is a massif made up of two differentiated ranges, one in the north with the Haïzer and Akouker subranges and the other in the south. Its highest point, Lalla Khedidja known in Kabylian as Tamgut Aâlayen, has an elevation of 2,308 metres (7,572 ft) and it is located in the southern range. Other notable summits are the 2,305 m high Ich n'Timedouine (أكارو تيمدواي), a peak located in the central area of the massif, highest point of the Akouker subrange.

Bouira and the high valley of Oued Dhous
. The Thaletat is a 1,638 m high rocky mountain with a very original shape located in Tizi Ouzou Province.

Other notable features of the Djurdjura range are the 1,750 m high

commune, Douar N'Kweryet, a commune that gathered certain villages of the Ouacifs (At Wasif) and the Ouadhia
(Iwadhiyen).

History

The range had been known to the

ancient Romans
as Mons Ferratus, the Iron Mountains. Famous mediaeval explorer
Ibn Batuta went to Béjaïa across this mountain range. He was heading towards Tunis with a caravan on his Hajj journey and traveled to Béjaïa from Mitidja, a plain near Algiers.[2]

Resorts and protected areas

The Djurdjura National Park is a protected area within the range.[3]

This mountain range also has a ski resort (أكابور مركز تيكجدة) at Tikjda with places such as the Point De Vue Du Djurdjura, as well as the Gouffre de l’Akouker. The resort is located at a height of 1,478 m.[4]

The Djurdjura during the spring.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4020-5414-3
  2. ^ Ibn Batuta Travels in Asia and Africa English translated and selected by H. A. R. Gibb.
  3. ^ Djurdjura National Park, Kabylia
  4. ^ Tikjda – Fun All Year Round

External links

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