The Khachna Range (, ''Jibal Khashna'';

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

Tell Atlas The Tell Atlas (, Latn, ar, al-ʾaṭlas al-tlī) is a mountain chain over in length, belonging to the Atlas mountain ranges in North Africa, stretching mainly across northern Algeria, ending in north-eastern Morocco and north-western Tunisia. ...

, part of the

Atlas Mountain System The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. They separate the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range, which stretches around through M ...

. 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 ''Khachna'' is a

massif A massif () is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, ''massif'' is frequently used to denote the main mass of an ...

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" (� ...

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 Zem ...

, and the other in the south between

and Lakhdaria. 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 Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett, Benson or Ebenezer, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as ''Ben'' (dialectal Arabic) or ''bin' ...

(467 m) * Sidi Fredj Mount (452 m) * Bouarous Mount (444 m) *

Soumâa Mount Soumâa or Thala Oufella is a village in the Boumerdès Province in Kabylie, Algeria. Location The village is surrounded by Meraldene River and Isser River, and also the town of Thenia in the Khachna mountain range. Zawiya * Zawiyet Sidi Bou ...

(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 * * * * 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 i ...

* Keddache River *

Meraldene River The Oued Meraldene or Oued Merabtene, also called Oued Bourdine, is a river of Algeria located in Kabylia within the framework of the Province of Boumerdès. Presentation The ''Meraldène'' stream is one of the main tributaries of the Boumerdè ...

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-arch ...

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Gallery

File:Mont Bouzegza vue du village zouggara.JPG, File:Vue et Plaque de Thénia.jpg, Bouarous Mount File:Barrage de Keddara سد قدارة - panoramio (1).jpg, Keddara Dam

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