Isaak Mountain Explained

Mountain Isaak
Elevation M:1742
Range:Babor Mountains - Tell Atlas
Age:Quaternary

Isaak Mountain is a peak in the Babor Mountains range of the Tell Atlas in Algeria, located in the municipality of Tizi N'Berber in the Aokas District.[1]

Description

Isaak Mountain is the third highest mountain peak in Béjaïa, at 1,742 m (5,715 ft), right after Babor Mountain 2,004 m (6,575 ft) and Takintosht 1,874 m (6,148 ft), overlooking the eastern Gulf of Béjaïa, and the Soummam Basin, and facing the Babor Mountains and the Djurdjura Mountains.[2]

It is offset by Takintosht in the south of the Soummam Basin, and Yma Quraya Mountain in the west of the Béjaïa Bay, where the city of Béjaïa was established.[3]

The summit of the mountain can be reached via a single national road, National Road 75.[4]

The mountain overlooks the municipality of Aokas and the municipality of Tichy, among other coastal municipalities.[5]

Geology

See main article: Geology of Algeria. The formation of Isaak Mountain dates back to the Quaternary of the Cenozoic on the geologic time scale.[6]

The surrounding terrain is characterized by gray marble that is connected by paths of reddish siderite and iron ore.[7]

The composition of this terrain is also characterized by an amount of crystalline schist and mica schist.[8]

Quarries

Around the foothill of Isaak Mountain are several quarries that specialize in the extraction of:

These quarries are located at Gedi Ali 1, Gedi Ali 2, and Isaak.

Valleys

See main article: List of rivers of Algeria and Ministry of Water Resources and Environment. A lot of valleys either originate or surround Isaak Mountain, including:

Dams and lakes

Ecological diversity

Trees

Many types of trees surround Isaak Mountain and it's it's forests.[16]

Barbarian macaque

The Barbary macaque is found near Isaak Mountain, and sometimes ventures out into roads and populated areas to ask for food.[17]

The Algerian government has taken several measures to protect this endangered animal.[18] For example, signs are posted in places where the animals are found to prevent people from feeding the monkeys, as some of the foods people give the monkeys can lead to their death. Also preventing them from owning them for breeding purposes.[19]

The Algerian government has also initiated the creation of several nature reserves where large numbers of the species are found, such as the Taza National Park and the Goraya National Park overlooking the Bay of Bejaia, as well as the Djurdjura National Park.[20]

Animals

See main article: Wildlife of Algeria. Many species of mammals live in the Babor Mountains within the forests of the Isaak forest and as well other forests.[21]

Archaeological sites

In the peaks and the foothills of Isaak Mountain is a collection of monuments that date back to the Roman civilization.[22]

It also has some ancient cave entrances to mines dating back to the same Roman period.

See also

External links

Videos

Notes and References

  1. https://www.noor-book.com/tag/%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83 Noor Library- Isaak Mountain
  2. http://www.djebahia.com/dr-prengrueber.html Le Bois de Ben Haroun
  3. https://www.djazairess.com/fr/lexpression/196313 Djazairess : Ruée sur les monts Takoucht et Adhrar N'fadh
  4. https://fassmdz.blog4ever.com/activites-de-developpement-2013 Activités de developpement 2013 - fassmdz
  5. http://www.tamurtnews.info/archive/les-montagnes-de-kabylie-securisees-du-jour-au-lendemain/ Les montagnes de Kabylie sécurisées du jour au lendemain ? - Tamurt.info
  6. http://www.pap-thecoastcentre.org/pdfs/Urbanisation-artificialisation%20des%20sols.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20170329145903/http://www.pap-thecoastcentre.org/pdfs/Urbanisation-artificialisation%20des%20sols.pdf.
  7. https://archive.org/details/bulletindelasoc61frangoog/page/400/mode/2up?view=theater Bulletin de la Société géologique de France
  8. https://storage.lib.uchicago.edu/pres/2014/pres2014-0313.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234621/http://storage.lib.uchicago.edu/pres/2014/pres2014-0313.pdf.
  9. http://biblio.univ-alger.dz/jspui/bitstream/1635/387/1/33166%20T4.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20170202061718/http://biblio.univ-alger.dz/jspui/bitstream/1635/387/1/33166%20T4.pdf
  10. http://biblio.univ-alger.dz/jspui/bitstream/1635/387/1/33166%20T4.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20170202061718/http://biblio.univ-alger.dz/jspui/bitstream/1635/387/1/33166%20T4.pdf
  11. https://ar.unionpedia.org/i/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86 Aqrion Valley- Unionpedia
  12. https://www.hespress.com/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86-213709.html Hespress- Amseen Valley
  13. https://www.aps.dz/ar/economie/65053-2019-01-07-17-24-47 Algeria Press Service- Egil Amda Dam in srevice.
  14. https://www.safarway.com/property/barrage-dighzer-ouftis Information about the Egzer Oftis Dam-Safarway
  15. https://ar.unionpedia.org/i/%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A9 Chaaba el Akira Dam- Unionpedia
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-19. Accessed on 2017-12-05.
  17. https://al-ain.com/article/algeria-the-monkeys “monkey tourism” brings thousands of tourists to Algeria annually- al ain
  18. https://www.france24.com/ar/20190620-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6 The Barbary macaque is threatened with extinction!!- France24
  19. https://elaph.com/Web/Environment/2012/4/729915.html Algerian "Akroun" forest: a paradise for the mago monkeys- Elaph
  20. https://www.albayan.ae/one-world/correspondents-suitcase/2015-04-25-1.2361056 Djergera Park... An Algerian reserve awaiting rehabilitation-albayan
  21. https://tahwaspresse.dz/%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7/ Isaak Mountain a place for tourism and nature- tahwaspresse
  22. https://www.edarabia.com/ar/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-14-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1/ The Roman Monuments in Algeria- Edarabia

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