Beni-Chougrane

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Beni-Chougrane Range
جبال بني شقران

View of the range from Sig, 1973
Highest point
Elevation 932 m (3,058 ft)
Coordinates 35°30′0″N 0°13′0″E / 35.50000°N 0.21667°E / 35.50000; 0.21667Coordinates: 35°30′0″N 0°13′0″E / 35.50000°N 0.21667°E / 35.50000; 0.21667
Dimensions
Area 1,618 km2 (625 sq mi)
Geography
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Location Algeria
Parent range Tell Atlas
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny
Type of rock Limestone, clay
View from Mohammadia, 2007.

The Beni-Chougrane Range (Arabic: جبال بني شقران, French: Monts des Beni-Chougrane) is a mountain range in the northwest of Algeria.

The mountains of Beni-Chougrane belong to the Tell Atlas chain located between the plain of Habra-Sig in the north and the plain of Ghriss in the south.[1] They are characterized by a Mediterranean climate and a semi-arid terrain, which promotes erosion. The range's average altitude is 700 m and rises to 932 m in the vicinity of El Bordj.

Several dams are located in the mountain range. as well as rich plains and major wadis such as El Hammam and Fergoug. The area is currently undergoing reforestation.[2] The total area is 1618 km2 or 32% of the area of Mascara wilaya.

See also

References

  1. Monographie de la wilaya de Mascara, sur le site de la Chambre Algérienne de Commerce et d'Industrie
  2. Marc Côte, Guide d'Algérie : paysages et patrimoine, Média-Plus, 1996, 319 p. (ISBN 9961-922-00-X), p. 69

Dahra is a low mountainous range part of the greater Tell Atlas located in Algeria and which goes from Algiers at the east throughout the coasts untill Mostaganem at the west.


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