Lalla Khedidja

Lalla Khedidja
Tamgut Aâlayen / لالة خديجة

Djurjura range with Lalla Khedidja at left
Highest point
Elevation 2,308 m (7,572 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,720 m (5,640 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 36°26′51″N 04°13′42″E / 36.44750°N 4.22833°E / 36.44750; 4.22833Coordinates: 36°26′51″N 04°13′42″E / 36.44750°N 4.22833°E / 36.44750; 4.22833 [1]
Geography
Lalla Khedidja

Algeria

Parent range Djurdjura Range, Tell Atlas

Lalla Khedidja or Lalla-Khadîdja (Arabic: لالة خديجة‎‎, Kabylian: Tamgut Aâlayen or Azeru amghur) is a mountain in Algeria. At 2,308 metres (7,572 ft), 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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  2. ↑ Mamdouh Shahin, Water resources and hydrometeorology of the Arab region, 2007, pg. 40, ISBN 978-1-4020-5414-3

Panoramic view

Panorama of the Akouker
Panorama of the Akouker subrange with the Lalla-Khadîdja in the middle
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