The Titteri (, ) is a
historical region
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in
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 is located in the
mountainous area of the southern
Tell Atlas in the
Atlas Mountains
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.
Geography
The Titteri was a former administrative division of the
Regency of Algiers.
It is located in the area of
Médéa, stretching across parts of
Aïn Defla,
Bouïra,
Djelfa and
M'Sila Province as well. Its northern zone corresponds to the southern slopes of the
Blidean Atlas and its southern part reaches the western
Bibans. The climate of the area is
semi-arid
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.
Place du Titteri dans l'ensemble de l'Algérie du nord
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The highest summit of the range is 1,485 m high Djebel Dirrah (جبل ديرة).
Other notable peaks of the Titteri are 1,423 m high Djebel Guern el-Adhaoura (جبل قرن العذاورة),
1,416 m high Djebel Kef Lakhdar (جبل الكاف الأخضر) and 1,400 m high Kef Afoul (جبل كاف آفول).
The main tribes inhabiting the Titteri area were the Aït Ouzera, the Aït Bou Yaagoub and the Aït Slimane, who spoke the Blidean Atlas variant of the Shenwa language. Some of the traditional activities of the region included beekeeping
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and cattle-rearing.
See also
* List of mountains in Algeria
* Al-Hamiz Valley
References
External links
*
Carte des tribus du titteri - 1846 - Algérie
(Old map of the Titteri)
Mountains of Algeria
Geography of Médéa Province
Historical regions
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