- Source: Khachna
The Khachna Range (Arabic: جبال الخشنة, Jibal Khashna; Berber Adrar n Kheshna) is a mountain range of the Tell Atlas, part of the Atlas Mountain System. It is located in Kabylie, Algeria.
Geography
The Khachna is a massif made up of two differentiated ranges, one in the north between Thénia and Zemmouri, and the other in the south between Thénia and Lakhdaria.
Its highest point, Bouzegza Mount known in Kabylian as Athrar Azegzaw, has an elevation of 1,083 metres (3,553 ft) 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:
Bouzegza Mount (1032 m)
Djerrah Mount (740 m)
Ighil Zenabir Mount (630 m)
Ben Norah Mount (467 m)
Sidi Fredj Mount (452 m)
Bouarous Mount (444 m)
Soumâa Mount (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
Boudouaou River
Oued Boumerdès
Oued Corso
Hamiz River
Isser River
Keddache River
Meraldene River
Dams
Several hydraulic dams have been built on the waterways of this mountain range:
Keddara Dam
Meraldene Dam
Beni Amrane Dam
Hamiz Dam
Gallery
See also
Kabyles
Al-arbaâ Valley
List of mountains in Algeria
Tell Atlas
Reghaïa Valley
Corso Valley
Boudouaou Valley
Boumerdès Valley
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Soumâa
- Meraldene
- Pemakaman Thenia
- Khachna
- Khachna (disambiguation)
- IB Khémis El Khechna
- Massif
- Corso Valley
- Khemis El-Khechna
- Aurès Mountains
- Khemis El Khechna District
- List of mountains in Algeria
- Boudouaou Valley
