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The Khachna Range ( ar, جبال الخشنة, ''Jibal Khashna''; Berber ''Adrar n Kheshna'') is a mountain range of the
The plant cover in this mountain range shelters several forests including:
* Boukram Forest
* Corso Forest
* Zbarbar Forest
* Zemmouri Forest
Several hydraulic dams have been built on the waterways of this mountain range:
* Keddara Dam
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File:Vue et Plaque de Thénia.jpg, Bouarous Mount
File:Barrage de Keddara سد قدارة - panoramio (1).jpg, Keddara Dam
File:Barrage de Thénia, Bourdine, Mraldène, Gueddara, Mehrène, Aïth Aïcha, Basse Kabylie, Boumerdès.jpg,
Tell Atlas
The Tell Atlas ( ar, الاطلس التلي, Latn, ar, al-ʾaá¹las al-tlÄ«) 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 th ...
, Algeria
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Geography
The ''Khachna'' is amassif
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 between Thénia
Thénia (), sometimes written as ''Thenia'', with around 40,000 inhabitants, is the chief town in the daïra of the same name, in the wilaya of Boumerdès, in northern Algeria. Historically, the name is a contraction of ''Theniet Beni Aicha'' (ث٠...
and Zemmouri
Zemmouri is a town and commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. As of 2008, the population of the municipality is 26,408.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Zemmouri'' are:
History
The coastal site of Ze ...
, and the other in the south between Thénia
Thénia (), sometimes written as ''Thenia'', with around 40,000 inhabitants, is the chief town in the daïra of the same name, in the wilaya of Boumerdès, in northern Algeria. Historically, the name is a contraction of ''Theniet Beni Aicha'' (ث٠...
and Lakhdaria
Lakhdaria (), is a town in northern Algeria, in the Bouïra Province. It is located 50 miles (75 km) south east of Algiers. It is surrounded by the Kabylie mountains, and by a 3 miles long river named oued Isser, passing by rocky mountains ...
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Its highest point, ''Bouzegza Mount'' known in Kabylian as ''Athrar Azegzaw'', has an elevation of and it is located in the southern subrange.
Other notable summits are the 710 m high Djerrah Mount, a peak located in the central area of the massif, a second highest point of the southern subrange.
Villages
This mountain range is home to dozens of villages including:Summits
Several mountain peaks are found in this mountain range: * (1032 m) * Djerrah Mount (740 m) * Ighil Zenabir Mount (630 m) * Ben Norah Mount (467 m) * Sidi Fredj Mount (452 m) * Bouarous Mount (444 m) * Soumâa Mount (430 m)Forests
The plant cover in this mountain range shelters several forests including:
* Boukram Forest
* Corso Forest
* Zbarbar Forest
* Zemmouri Forest
Rivers
This mountain range is crossed by dozens of rivers: * Arbia River * * * * Hamiz River *Isser River
The Oued Isser is a river of Algeria. It begins in Médéa Province, is the main river, with Oued Sébaou of the Medea, which runs through the Lower Kabylie of Djurdjura (or the current province of Boumerdès) Wilaya of Bouira, then flows into ...
* Keddache River
* Meraldene River
Dams
Several hydraulic dams have been built on the waterways of this mountain range:
* Keddara Dam
* Meraldene Dam
The Meraldene Dam, or Barrage Meraldene, is an embankment dam on the Meraldene River, located at southwest of Thénia in Boumerdès Province within Kabylia in Algeria.
Construction
The design of this project was entrusted to the engineer-arc ...
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Gallery
Meraldene Dam
The Meraldene Dam, or Barrage Meraldene, is an embankment dam on the Meraldene River, located at southwest of Thénia in Boumerdès Province within Kabylia in Algeria.
Construction
The design of this project was entrusted to the engineer-arc ...
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 populat ...
*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-ʾaá¹las al-tlÄ«) 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
Mountain ranges of the Atlas Mountains Mountain ranges of Algeria Biosphere reserves of Algeria Geography of Algeria Geology of Algeria Boumerdès Province {{Regional-geology-stub