Chréa National Park
| Chréa National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
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| Location | Blida Province, Algeria |
| Nearest city | Chréa |
| Coordinates | 36°21′N 2°45′E / 36.350°N 2.750°ECoordinates: 36°21′N 2°45′E / 36.350°N 2.750°E |
| Area | 260 km2 |
| Established | 1985 |
The Chréa National Park[1] (Arabic:الحديقة الوطنية الشريعة) is one of the smallest 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.
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.[2]
References
- Chréa National Park on UNESCO.org
- C. Michael Hogan (2008) Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
External links
- (French) A website with many informations about the park
- Chréa National Park on LexiOrient travel guide
- Park data on UNEP-WPMC
- Chréa National Park by Drone
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