Dahra Range
Mountain range in northern Algeria
The Dahra Range (Arabic: جبال الظهرة) is a mountain range located in northern Algeria. 'Dahra' is an Arabic word meaning 'back'; in toponymy this term indicates a long plateau of lesser altitude.[2]
Geography
The Dahra is a low mountain chain part of the greater Tell Atlas which stretches from Algiers in the east along the Mediterranean coast until reaching the mouth of the Chelif near Mostaganem at its western end. Its tallest summit is 1,550 m high Mount Zaccar, north of Miliana, a town built on its slopes. The inhabitants of the area of the range are Berber people.[3]
The range is partly covered in Mediterranean forest, with scattered patches of cultivation.[4]
The inhabitants of the Dahra Range are from Berber origin, descending from the Banou Ifren and the Maghraouas[5]
References
External links
- Massif des Dahra - Couleurs d'Algérie
- Pleistocene Mazouna Stage in Western Algeria Containing Artifacts
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- Babor Mountains
- Beni-Chougrane
- Bibans
- Bouzegza Mount [ar]
- Constantine Mountains
- Chenoua Mount
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- Kroumirie
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- Djebel Guetiane
- Djebel Tsili
- Koudiat Béni Arif
- Koudiat Sidi Abdelkader
- Lalla Khedidja
- Maouna
- Mount Babor
- Mount Bissa
- Mount Issa
- Mount Tahat
- Mount Tamgout
- Mount Zaccar
- Pic des Singes
- Taourirt Tan Afella
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