Khachna
Mountain range in Algeria
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| Khachna Massif | |
|---|---|
| جبال الخشنة | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Bouzegza Mount [ar], Bouzegza Keddara |
| Elevation | 1,032 m (3,386 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kabylia |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Region |
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| Geology | |
| Formed by | Tell Atlas |
| Mountain type | Mountain range |
The Khachna Range (Arabic: جبال الخشنة, Jibal Khashna; Berber Adrar n Kheshna) is a mountain range of the Tell Atlas, part of the Atlas Mountain System. It is located in Kabylie, Algeria.[1]
Geography
The Khachna is a massif made up of two differentiated ranges, one in the north between Thénia and Zemmouri, and the other in the south between Thénia and Lakhdaria.[2]
Its highest point, Bouzegza Mount known in Kabylian as Athrar Azegzaw, has an elevation of 1,083 metres (3,553 ft) and it is located in the southern subrange.[3]
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.[4]
Villages
This mountain range is home to dozens of villages including:
Summits
Several mountain peaks are found in this mountain range:[5]
- Bouzegza Mount [ar] (1032 m)[6]
- Djerrah Mount (740 m)[7]
- Ighil Zenabir Mount (630 m)
- Ben Norah Mount (467 m)[8]
- Sidi Fredj Mount (452 m)[9][10]
- Bouarous Mount (444 m)[11]
- Soumâa Mount (430 m)
- Bouzareah Mountain (410m)
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
- Boudouaou River [ar]
- Oued Boumerdès [ar]
- Oued Corso [ar]
- Hamiz River
- Isser River
- Keddache River
- Meraldene River
Dams
Several hydraulic dams have been built on the waterways of this mountain range:
- Keddara Dam
- Meraldene Dam
- Beni Amrane Dam [fr]
- Hamiz Dam [fr]
Gallery
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![Bouzegza Mount [ar]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Mont_Bouzegza_vue_du_village_zouggara.JPG/200px-Mont_Bouzegza_vue_du_village_zouggara.JPG)
Bouzegza Mount [ar] -
Bouarous Mount -
![Bouzegza Mount [ar]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Mont_Bouzegza_vue_du_village_zouggara.JPG/200px-Mont_Bouzegza_vue_du_village_zouggara.JPG)
See also
References
- ^ Hanoteau, Adolphe; Letourneux, Aristide Horace (1893). "La Kabylie et les coutumes kabyles".
- ^ "Bulletin: Stratigraphie. 2. Sér". 1891.
- ^ "Bulletin de la Société géologique de France".
- ^ Ficheur, Louis Emile (1890). "Description géologique de la Kabylie du Djurjura: étude spéciale des terrains tertiaires".
- ^ Duparc, Louis; Pearce, Francis Barrow; Ritter, Etienne (1900). "Les roches éruptives des environs de Ménerville (Algérie): Etude pétrographique".
- ^ Lefebvre, Henri (1900). "Les forêts de l'Algérie".
- ^ "Bulletin de la Société géologique de France".
- ^ Ficheur (1890). "Les terrains éocènes de la Kabylie du Djurjura".
- ^ Duparc, Louis; Pearce, Francis Barrow; Ritter, Etienne (1900). "Les roches éruptives des environs de Ménerville (Algérie): Etude pétrographique".
- ^ "Bulletin de la Société géologique de France". 1899.
- ^ France, Société Géologique de (1895). "Bulletin de la Société géologique de France".
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