The Daïa Mountains or Dhaya mountains are a
mountain range
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of
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located in the
west
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Etymology
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of the country and constituting a part of the
Tellian Atlas
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It is in the
Wilaya
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of
Sidi Bel Abbès
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Geography
The Daïa Mountains are located in Inner Orania, between Saida and Telagh, and form a rugged and wooded relief of holm oaks and Aleppo pines, bordering the steppic plains in the south.
The highest point is Altitude 1 455 m, Djebel Mezioud
The mountains form part of the Tellian Atlas and are located between the
mountains of Tlemcen and the
mounts of Saida. Most of them correspond to the forest massif of Telagh and are oriented south-west / north-east. The altitudes range from 1,300 to 1,400 meters.
[Analyse de la dynamique des systèmes et approche d'aménagement intégrée en zones de la montagne - Cas des montagnes des Trara (wilaya de Tlemcen), Université de Tlemcen, p12.]
References
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Mountain ranges of Algeria