National parks in Algeria

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In Algeria there are 22 national parks of very different size and importance. The first national park was proclaimed in 1984.

The parks Belezma, Chréa , Djurdjura and the El Kala National Park are well known . Most of the parks are de facto biosphere reserves, only the older parks have the status of an IUCN Category II protected area.

Surname Founded Size [ha] Characteristics International status map view
Ahaggar cultural park 1987 45,000 km² Mountainous highlands on the edge of the Sahara IUCN category II
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الحظيرة الوطنية بلزمة

Belezma National Park

2015 263 km² Batna Province UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
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Chréa National Park 260 km² The park is located south of the village of Chréa (almost 1500 m). Only around 60 km from the capital, Algiers . UNESCO biosphere reserve
الحديقة الوطنية جرجرة

Djurdjura National Park

82.25 km² Near Kabylie, which includes the Djurdjura chain of Tell Atlas.

Other national parks in Algeria are:

  • El Kala National Park
  • Gouraya National Park
  • Tassili n'Ajjer National Park
  • Taza National Park
  • Theniet El Had National Park
  • Tlemcen National Park

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Algeria's National Parks . In: WorldAtlas . ( worldatlas.com [accessed June 27, 2017]).