Djurdjura National Park
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| Djurdjura National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location | Kabylia, Algeria |
| Nearest city | Tizi Ouzou, Bouïra |
| Area | 82.25 km² |
| Established | July 23rd, 1983 |
| Visitors | 500 000 (in ) |
The national park of Djurdjura is one of the national parks of Algeria. It is located in Kabylia, named after the Djurdjura mountain chain. Nearby cities include Tizi Ouzou (to the north) and Bouïra (to the south). The park is home to a very broken tectonics, as well as many forests, grottoes, gorges, and an important fauna.
[edit] Name
The name of the mountain chain comes from the Kabyle word Jjerjer which means means "great cold" or "elevation", from the old compound word Jer n Jer naɣ Ger n Ger, "the mountain of the mountains".[1]. The Roman Empire used to call it Iron mountain in Latin (Montus Ferratus), in refence to the soil of the region, as well as to the resistance of the Kabyles against the Roman annexation of Kabylia. The name Djurdjura is also used for the villages located in this mountain chain. Mmis n'Djerdjer means "children of the Djurdjura", which is a Kabyle word referring to mountain inhabitants, there is also a Kabyle girl group called DjurDjura.
[edit] References
- ^ Énigmes et joutes oratoires de Kabylie by Youcef Allioui, L'Harmattan, 2005 ISBN 2747580652
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