The Oued Isser is a river of

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. It begins in

Médéa Province Médéa () is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') of Algeria, with a population of.1 062 134 inhabitants in 2019 The capital is Medea, Algeria, Médéa. Administrative divisions The province is divided into 19 districts (''daïras''), ...

, is the main

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

, 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 into the

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near the coastal town of

Djinet Djinet (Arabic: جنّات ''Jannāt''), the classical Cissi, is a port town and commune in the Bordj Menaïel District of Boumerdès Province, Algeria, east of the mouth of the Isser River and around Cape Djinet. As of 2008, the population of ...

in Lower Kabylia, attached to the province of Boumerdes. The Oued Isser derives its name from the Roman name Serbetes, but other documentary sources give the name Serbetes to the

Oued Sébaou Wadi ( ; ) is a river valley or a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water only when heavy rain occurs. Wadis are located on gently sloping, nearly flat parts of deserts; commonly they begin on the distal portions of alluvial fans and ext ...

. The hydronymy of the Oued Isser is very interesting from the point of view of the various linguistic appellations that designate it (Berber, Latin, Arabic and French).

Geography

The Oued Isser is the receptacle of the waters of the southern slope of the Khachna massif and the Blida Atlas. In Draâ Tabel in the Beni Ostman, at 420 meters above sea level, it takes the name Oued Isser, which it keeps until its mouth in the

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. Its sources sprout from a great number of points, almost all on the flanks of the immense plateau of the Beni Slimane, plateau between

Médéa Médéa () is the capital city of Médéa Province, Algeria. It is located roughly 68 km south of Algiers. The present-day city is situated on the site of an ancient Roman military post and has a history dating back to the 10th century. The ...

and

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. The three main rivers that contribute to the formation of Oued Isser are: The first, on the side of Medea: Wadi Malah, also formed by three other small rivers: Wad Ladrech, whose source is in the Ouled Trif, on the side of Medea; The Wadi El Hammam, which originates in the Ouled Malel, occupies the center; Oued Meleh, which originates in Si Mohamed Ghoglath; The second river is called Oued El Meleh or Oued Yaggou; Its main source is in Ouled Mouby, in Ain Nar. This river is placed between the preceding and the following; And the third Oued Zegkrouat; The main source near Sour El Ghozlane, in Bouid-Saël, in the Ouled Ferah. All these rivers receive a certain number of streams, streams, which bear different names, sometimes that of a marabout, sometimes that of the territory; they often supply quite considerable quantities of water, Autumn and winter. A

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dam was built in 1987 on the course of Oued Isser at the level of the commune of Béni Amrane. This dam of Beni Amrane has a storage capacity of 11.85 million m³. The Béni Amrane dam serves as a collection tank for the Keddara Bouzegza dam, with a storage capacity of 142.39 million m³. http://www.lesoirdalgerie.com/articles/2015/01/29/article.php?sid=173970&cid=4

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Geography

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