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The Sebaou River, or Oued Sebaou (''Asif n Sabaw'' in Kabyle, ''Wād Sībāw'' or ''Wād Nissa'' in
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) is the main
river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...
of the western
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 ...
region of
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(roughly corresponding to the present-day
Tizi Ouzou Province Tizi Ouzou ( Kabyle: Tawilayt n Tizi Wezzu, ar, ولاية تيزي وزو) is a province ('' wilayah'') of Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 ...
), which flows into the
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near the coastal town of
Dellys Dellys ( ar, دلّس, Berber: Delles) is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the Sebaou River. It is the district seat of the daïra of Dellys. The to ...
in
Boumerdès Province Boumerdès ( ar, ولاية بومرداس, Kabyle: Tanebḍit n Bumerdas) is a province (''wilaya'') of northern Algeria, located in the Kabylia region, between Algiers and Tizi-Ouzou, with its capital at the coastal city of Boumerdès (former ...
. Adolphe Hanoteau & Aristide Letourneux, La Kabylie et les coutumes kabyles, 3 voll.,
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, Impr. nationale, 1872-1873 (2 ed. A. Challamel, 1893), 2e éd. (sic) rev. et augm. Paris, Bouchene, 2003
Sebaou is also the name given to the valley crossed by this river that goes from Boubhir to
Dellys Dellys ( ar, دلّس, Berber: Delles) is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the Sebaou River. It is the district seat of the daïra of Dellys. The to ...
. Its name is shared by the village and former Ottoman fort of Bordj Sebaou, on its banks.


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Rivers of Algeria Boumerdès Province {{Algeria-river-stub