Lalla Khedidja or (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.
| 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[1] |
| Geography | |
  Lalla Khedidja | |
| Parent range | Djurdjura Range, Tell Atlas |
Geography
editThis 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Archived 2018-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ Mamdouh Shahin, Water resources and hydrometeorology of the Arab region, 2007, pg. 40, ISBN 978-1-4020-5414-3
External links
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Media related to Lalla-Khedidja at Wikimedia Commons- "Lalla Khedidja, Algeria" on Peakbagger
- Grande Kabylie
Panoramic view
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