Khachna

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Khachna Massif
جبال الخشنة
Highest point
Peak	[ar], Bouzegza Keddara
Elevation	1,032 m (3,386 ft)
Geography
Location	Kabylia
Country	Algeria
Region	Boumerdès Province Bouira Province
Geology
Formed by	Tell Atlas
Mountain type	Mountain range

The Khachna Range (Arabic: جبال الخشنة, Jibal Khashna; Berber Adrar n Kheshna) is a mountain range of the Tell Atlas, part of the Atlas Mountain System. It is located in Kabylie, Algeria.^[1]

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.^[2]

Its highest point, Bouzegza Mount known in Kabylian as Athrar Azegzaw, has an elevation of 1,083 metres (3,553 ft) and it is located in the southern subrange.^[3]

Other notable summits are the 710 m high , a peak located in the central area of the massif, a second highest point of the southern subrange.^[4]

Villages[]

This mountain range is home to dozens of villages including:

Summits[]

Several mountain peaks are found in this mountain range:^[5]

•  [ar] (1032 m)^[6]
• (740 m)^[7]
• (630 m)
• (467 m)^[8]
• (452 m)^[9][10]
• (444 m)^[11]
• (430 m)

Forests[]

The plant cover in this mountain range shelters several forests including:

Rivers[]

Isser River

This mountain range is crossed by dozens of rivers:

•  [ar]
•  [ar]
•  [ar]
• Isser River
• Meraldene River

Dams[]

Meraldene River

Several hydraulic dams have been built on the waterways of this mountain range:

• Keddara Dam
• Meraldene Dam
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•  [fr]

Gallery[]

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  Keddara Dam

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  Meraldene Dam

See also[]

• Kabyles
• List of mountains in Algeria
• Tell Atlas

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