Khachna


The Khachna Range is a mountain range of the Tell Atlas, part of the Atlas Mountain System. It is located in Kabylie, Algeria.

Geography

The Khachna is a massif made up of two differentiated ranges, one in the north between Thénia and Zemmouri, and the other in the south between Thénia and Lakhdaria.
Its highest point, Bouzegza Mount known in Kabylian as Athrar Azegzaw, has an elevation of and it is located in the southern subrange.
Other notable summits are the 710 m high Djerrah Mount, a peak located in the central area of the massif, a second highest point of the southern subrange.

Villages

This mountain range is home to dozens of villages including:

Summits

Several mountain peaks are found in this mountain range:
The plant cover in this mountain range shelters several forests including:
  • Boukram Forest
  • Corso Forest
  • Zbarbar Forest
  • Zemmouri Forest

    Rivers

This mountain range is crossed by dozens of rivers:
Several hydraulic dams have been built on the waterways of this mountain range:
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