The Djurdjura or Jurjura Range ( ar, جبال جرجرة, ''Jabal Jurjura'';
Berber
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''Adrar n Jerjer'') is a mountain range of the
Tell Atlas
The Tell Atlas ( ar, الاطلس التلي, Latn, ar, al-ʾaṭlas al-tlī) is a mountain chain over in length, belonging to the Atlas mountain ranges in North Africa, stretching mainly across northern Algeria, with ends in both north-easter ...
, part of the
Atlas Mountain System
The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. It separates the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range. It stretches around through Moroc ...
. It is located in
Kabylie
Kabylia ('' Kabyle: Tamurt n Leqbayel'' or ''Iqbayliyen'', meaning "Land of Kabyles", '','' meaning "Land of the Tribes") is a cultural, natural and historical region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is part of the ...
,
Algeria
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Geography
The Djurdjura is a
massif
In geology, a massif ( or ) is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole. The term also refers to a ...
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
Lalla Khedidja or ( ar, لالة خديجة, Kabylian: ''Tamgut Aâlayen'' or ''Azeru Amghur''), is a mountain in Algeria. At , it is the highest summit of the Djurdjura Range, a subrange of the Tell Atlas.
Geography
This peak is located in the ...
known in
Kabylian as ''Tamgut Aâlayen'', has an elevation of 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.
Adrar n'Hayzer (أدرار نن هيدزر), the highest point of the Haïzer subrange, is a 2,164 m tall summit rising above
Bouira and the high valley of
Oued Dhous
Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water onl ...
.
The
Thaletat is a 1,638 m high rocky mountain with a very original shape located in
Tizi Ouzou Province
Tizi Ouzou ( Kabyle: Tawilayt n Tizi Wezzu, ar, ولاية تيزي وزو) is a province (''wilayah'') of Algeria in the Kabylia region. Its capital is Tizi Ouzou.
History
In 1984, Boumerdès Province was carved out of its territory.
Adminis ...
.
Other notable features of the Djurdjura range are the 1,750 m high
Tizi n'Tirourda
Tizi is a town and commune in Mascara Province, Algeria
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(تيروردا)
mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...
at the eastern end and the
Kweryet (كويرت), a 1500 m high mountain that rises to the north of the massif. This mountain gave its name to an ancient
commune
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** Communes of ...
, ''Douar N'Kweryet'', a commune that gathered certain villages of the
Ouacifs
Ouacifs is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria
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''(At Wasif)'' and the
Ouadhia
Ouadhia is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria
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''(Iwadhiyen)''.
History
The range had been known to the
ancient Romans
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as ''Mons Ferratus'', the Iron Mountains.
Famous mediaeval explorer
Ibn Batuta
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battutah (, ; 24 February 13041368/1369),; fully: ; Arabic: commonly known as Ibn Battuta, was a Berber Maghrebi scholar and explorer who travelled extensively in the lands of Afro-Eurasia, largely in the Muslim wor ...
went to
Béjaïa
Béjaïa (; ; ar, بجاية, Latn, ar, Bijāya, ; kab, Bgayet, Vgayet), formerly Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean port city and commune on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Béjaïa is ...
through this mountain range. He was heading towards
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois
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with a caravan on his
Hajj
The Hajj (; ar, حَجّ '; sometimes also spelled Hadj, Hadji or Haj in English) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried ...
journey and he traveled to Béjaïa from
Mitidja
Mitidja, (Arabic: , Berber: Mettijet ⵎⴻⵜⵙⵉⵛⵝ) is a plain stretching along the outskirts of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is about long, with a width of . Traditionally devoted largely to agriculture and serving as the breadbasket ...
, a plain near
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
.
Resorts and protected areas
The
Djurdjura National Park
The national park of Djurdjura ( ar, الحديقة الوطنية جرجرة) is one of the national parks of Algeria. It is located in Kabylie and is named after the Djurdjura Range of the Tell Atlas.
Description
Nearby cities include Tizi Ou ...
is a
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
within the range.
This mountain range also has a
ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North ...
(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.
Tikjda – Fun All Year Round
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Features
See also
*Kabyles
The Kabyle people ( kab, Izwawen or ''Leqbayel'' or ''Iqbayliyen'', ) are a Berber ethnic group indigenous to Kabylia in the north of Algeria, spread across the Atlas Mountains, east of Algiers. They represent the largest Berber-speaking pop ...
* List of mountains in Algeria
This is a list of mountains in the country of Algeria.
See also
* Ahaggar Mountains
* Teffedest Mountains
* Khachna Mountains
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Mountains of Algeria, *
Lists of mountains of Algeria, ...
*Tell Atlas
The Tell Atlas ( ar, الاطلس التلي, Latn, ar, al-ʾaṭlas al-tlī) is a mountain chain over in length, belonging to the Atlas mountain ranges in North Africa, stretching mainly across northern Algeria, with ends in both north-easter ...
References
External links
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Les montagnes d'atlas
Persée - Notes de géographie physique algérienne
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Mountain ranges of the Atlas Mountains
Mountain ranges of Algeria
Biosphere reserves of Algeria