Titteri

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Titteri
Tittri / جبل التيطري
Mizerana.jpg
Landscape of the Mezghena commune in the Titteri, Médéa Province
Highest point
Peak
Elevation1,485 m (4,872 ft)
Coordinates36°16′0″N 2°45′0″E / 36.26667°N 2.75000°E / 36.26667; 2.75000Coordinates: 36°16′0″N 2°45′0″E / 36.26667°N 2.75000°E / 36.26667; 2.75000[1]
Geography
Parent rangeBlidean Atlas

The Titteri (Arabic: جبل التيطري, Berber languages: Tittri) is a historical region in Algeria.[2] It is located in the mountainous area of the southern Tell Atlas in the Atlas Mountains.

Geography[]

The Titteri was a former administrative division of the Regency of Algiers. It is located in the area of Médéa, stretching across parts of Aïn Defla, Bouïra, Djelfa and M'Sila Province as well. Its northern zone corresponds to the southern slopes of the and its southern part reaches the western Bibans. The climate of the area is semi-arid.[3][4]

The highest summit of the range is 1,485 m high (جبل ديرة). Other notable peaks of the Titteri are 1,423 m high Djebel Guern el-Adhaoura (جبل قرن العذاورة), 1,416 m high Djebel Kef Lakhdar (جبل الكاف الأخضر) and 1,400 m high Kef Afoul (جبل كاف آفول).

The main human groups inhabiting the Titteri area were mainly the Aït Ouzera, the Aït Bou Yaagoub and the Aït Slimane, who spoke the Blidean Atlas variant of the Tamazight language. Beekeeping and cattle-rearing were some of the traditional activities of the region.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ Préfecture de Médéa, dite aussi du Titteri (1935-1962)
  3. ^ Le Titteri, sa structure, son modele
  4. ^ Place du Titteri dans l'ensemble de l'Algérie du nord

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