Lalla Khedidja Explained

Lalla Khedidja
Other Name:Tamgut Aâlayen / Arabic: لالة خديجة
Elevation M:2308
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:1720
Listing:Ultra
Map:Algeria
Map Size:250
Label:Lalla Khedidja
Label Position:bottom
Location:Algeria
Coordinates:36.4475°N 4.2283°W

Lalla Khedidja or (Arabic: لالة خديجة, Kabylian: Tamgut Aâlayen or Azeru Amghur), is a mountain in Algeria. At 2308m (7,572feet), it is the highest summit of the Djurdjura Range, a subrange of the Tell Atlas.

Geography

This peak is located in the Akouker subrange of the eastern part of the Djurjura Range. It is also the highest point of the Tell Atlas itself, which is in turn part of the wider Atlas Mountain System.[2] The Lalla Khedidja is usually covered in snow in the winter.

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Notes and References

  1. http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/africa.html "Africa Ultra-Prominences"
  2. Mamdouh Shahin, Water resources and hydrometeorology of the Arab region, 2007, pg. 40,