- Chréa
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Coordinates: 36°25′37″N 2°52′35″E / 36.42694°N 2.87639°E
Mountain of Chréa near the city of Blida
Chréa is a town in Algeria, located in Blida Province, Bougara District, in a mountainous area named Tell Atlas, near Blida. This municipality has the Chréa National Park, one of the smallest national parks of the country, and a ski resort.[1] Within the national park is one of the few relict populations of the endangered primate, the Barbary Macaque, Macaca sylvanus; this species of primate originally had a much wider range in northern Algeria and Morocco.[2]
References
- ^ Algerians forget fighting to go skiing, BBC News, accessed on December 19, 2008.
- ^ C. Michael Hogan, (2008) Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
External links
Blida ProvinceBlida District Blida · Bouarfa
Boufarik District Boufarik · Soumaâ · GuerrouaouEl Affroun District El Affroun · Oued DjerLarbaâ District Larbaâ · SouhaneOuled Yaïch District Ouled Yaïch · Béni Mered · ChréaBouïnian District Bouïnian · ChébliBougara District Bougara · Hammam Melouane · Ouled SelamaOued El Alleug District Oued El Alleug · Béni Tamou · Ben KhéllilMouzaïa District Meftah District Categories:- Blida Province
- Populated places in Algeria
- Ski areas and resorts in Algeria
- Algeria geography stubs
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