El Kala National Park
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| El Kala National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location | El Tarf Province, Algeria |
| Nearest city | El Kala |
| Area | 800 km² |
| Established | 1993 |
The national park of El Kala is one of the national parks of Algeria, in the extreme north-east of the country. It is home to several lakes (including Lake Tonga, whose name is unrelated to Tonga) and a unique ecosystem in the Mediterranean basin, it was created in 1983 and recognized as a biosphere reserve by the UNESCO in 1990. This park is treatened by the creation of a highway in Algeria, which would treathen the rare animals and plants of the park. It has been proposed that the highway should avoid this region and go further south.
[edit] External links
- El Kala National Park on UNESCO.org
- Park data on UNEP-WPMC
- (French) A petition for the preservation of the park
- (French) A website about the park, icluding a map
