Chréa National Park

The Chréa National Park[1] (Arabic:الحديقة الوطنية الشريعة) is one of the largest national parks of Algeria. It is located in Blida Province, named after Chréa, a town near this park. The park, located in a mountainous area known as the Blidean Atlas (which is part of the Tell Atlas) includes the ski station of Chréa, one of the few ski stations in Africa where skiing can be done on natural snow, and the grotto of Chiffa.

Chréa National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
LocationBlida Province, Algeria
Nearest cityChréa
Coordinates36°24′N 2°52′E
Area260 km2
Established1985

Founded in 1997, it covers an area of 36,985 hectares.

The national park is home to over 1240 plant and animal species, such as the Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) and the monkey (Macaca sylvanus).[2]

Natural features

The Chréa National Park is home to a varied flora and fauna. Its ancient Atlas cedar forests is habitat for a population of the endangered Barbary macaque. This national park has one of the few such habitat areas in Algeria that support a sub-population of the Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus.[3]

References

Line notes
  1. UNESCO
  2. https://plus.google.com/+UNESCO (2019-03-25). "Chréa Biosphere Reserve, Algeria". UNESCO. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  3. C. Michael Hogan, 2008


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