El Kala National Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = El Kala National Park
iucn_category = II

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location = El Tarf Province, Algeria
nearest_city = El Kala
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area = 800 km²
established = 1993
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governing_body = 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.

External links

* [http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?mode=all&code=ALG+02 El Kala National Park on UNESCO.org]
* [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/wdpa/sitedetails.cfm?siteid=9741&level=nat Park data on UNEP-WPMC]
*fr [http://ranahna.dz/fr/solidarite/petition_elkala.php A petition for the preservation of the park]
*fr [http://annaba.net.free.fr/html/kala.parc.htm A website about the park, icluding a map]