The Djurdjura or Jurjura Range ( ar, جبال جرجرة, ''Jabal Jurjura'';

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''Adrar n Jerjer'') is a mountain range of the

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, part of the Atlas Mountain System. 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 ...

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Geography

The Djurdjura is a

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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

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as ''Tamgut Aâlayen'', has an elevation of and it is located in the southern range. Other notable summits are the 2,305 m high

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(أكارو تيمدواي), a peak located in the central area of the massif, highest point of the Akouker subrange.

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(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

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. The Thaletat is a 1,638 m high rocky mountain with a very original shape located in

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. Other notable features of the Djurdjura range are the 1,750 m high Tizi n'Tirourda (تيروردا) mountain pass 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, ''Douar N'Kweryet'', a commune that gathered certain villages of the

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''(At Wasif)'' and the Ouadhia ''(Iwadhiyen)''.

History

The range had been known to the

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as ''Mons Ferratus'', the Iron Mountains. Famous mediaeval explorer

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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

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with a caravan on his Hajj 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 breadbaske ...

, a plain near Algiers.

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 Ti ...

is a

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within the range. This mountain range also has a

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(أكابور مركز تيكجدة) at

Tikjda Tikjda is a ski resort located in a mountain range named Djurdjura, northern Algeria, with an altitude of 1,600 metres (5,250 feet), in the province of Bouïra Bouïra is the capital of Bouïra Province, Algeria. The city is also called "G ...

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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Merveilleux printemps (Djurdjura National Park)

Features

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