Iron Gates (Algeria) Explained

Iron Gates
Other Name:Biban
Elevation M:1050
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Algeria
Range:Bibans, Tell Atlas
Map:Algeria
Coords:36.0844°N 4.5886°W

The Iron Gates (Arabic: البيبان, known in French as Défilé des Bibans or Porte de Fer) are a mountain pass in the Bibans in Algeria. They gave their name to the Biban Range.

History

An 1839 French expedition under the duc d'Orléans disregarded the clauses of the 1837 Treaty of Tafna with emir Abd el-Kader by passing through them, reigniting the war between them.[2]

Notes and References

  1. [Google Earth]
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=suNsRmCOmJwC&pg=PA324 Charles Nodier, Journal de l'Expédition des Portes de Fer