The Djurdjura (

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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 or Kabylie (; in Kabyle language, Kabyle: Tamurt n leqbayel; in Tifinagh: ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⴻⵇⴱⴰⵢⴻⵍ; ), meaning "Land of the Tribes" is a mountainous coastal region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kaby ...

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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 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. 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 Tirourda Pass (تيروردا)

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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 Ouacifs ''(At Wasif)'' and the

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''(Iwadhiyen)''.

History

The range had been known to the

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as ''Mons Ferratus'', the Iron

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. Famous mediaeval explorer

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went to

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across this

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. He was heading towards

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with a caravan on his

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journey and traveled to Béjaïa from Mitidja, a plain near

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Resorts and protected areas

The Djurdjura National Park is a

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within the range. This mountain range also has a

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(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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Les montagnes d'atlasPersée - Notes de géographie physique algérienne
{{Authority control Mountain ranges of the Atlas Mountains Mountain ranges of Algeria Biosphere reserves of Algeria

Geography

History

Resorts and protected areas

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