Bachdjerrah Forest (also known as Palm Forest), is a small woodland situated in Bachdjerrah, Algiers, Algeria. It is managed by the Forest Conservation Authority of Algiers and overseen by the General Directorate of Forests.
| Bachdjerrah Forest | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location |  Algeria |
History
editBachdjerrah Forest had been neglected since 1984 due to the encroachment of informal buildings surrounding the area.[1][2][3] In 2012, the Algerian government initiated a program to remove and relocate informal settlements.[4] This project was completed in 2015.[5]
Location
editBachdjerrah Forest is located 18 kilometers east of Algiers, 70 kilometers east of Tipaza, and approximately 4 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea, in the town of Ain Taya within the Mitidja plain.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Bachdjarah se débarrasse de ses revendeurs à la sauvette, Liberté, 17 December 2015. Archived 2021-09-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Bachdjerrah attend son quota de logements, El Watan (Algerian newspaper), 7 juillet 2011. Archived 2021-09-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Algeria - Algiers - Clashes took place in cité des palmiers, laâquiba and baraki due to the..." algeriepyrenees.com. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15.Accessed on 2020-09-17...
- ^ Algeria - An envelope of 270 million allocated by the wilaya: forests occupied by slums will be rehabilitated, El Watan, July 19, 2012. Archived version on the Wayback Machine, September 23, 2021.
- ^ "We are trying to bring the forest closer to the citizen" — Baâziz Noureddine, Forest Conservator of the Wilaya of Algiers, El Watan, August 23, 2014. Archived version on the Wayback Machine, September 24, 2021.
- ^ "Official Journal of the Algerian Republic." PDF document. Archived version on the Wayback Machine, July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Official Journal of the Algerian Republic." PDF document. Archived version on the Wayback Machine, July 3, 2022.
