The Khachna Range (Arabic: جبال الخشنة, Jibal Khashna; Berber Adrar n Kheshna) is a mountain range of the Tell Atlas, part of the Atlas Mountain System. It is located in Kabylie, Algeria.[1]

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Khachna Massif
جبال الخشنة
Highest point
Peak	Bouzegza Mount [ar], Bouzegza Keddara
Elevation	1,032 m (3,386 ft)
Geography
Location	Kabylia
Country	Algeria
Region	Boumerdès Province Bouira Province
Geology
Formed by	Tell Atlas
Mountain type	Mountain range

Geography

The Khachna is a massif made up of two differentiated ranges, one in the north between Thénia and Zemmouri, and the other in the south between Thénia and Lakhdaria.[2]

Its highest point, Bouzegza Mount known in Kabylian as Athrar Azegzaw, has an elevation of 1,083 metres (3,553 ft) and it is located in the southern subrange.[3]

Other notable summits are the 710 m high Djerrah Mount, a peak located in the central area of the massif, a second highest point of the southern subrange.[4]

Villages

This mountain range is home to dozens of villages including:

Summits

Several mountain peaks are found in this mountain range:[5]

• Bouzegza Mount [ar] (1032 m)[6]
• Djerrah Mount (740 m)[7]
• Ighil Zenabir Mount (630 m)
• Ben Norah Mount (467 m)[8]
• Sidi Fredj Mount (452 m)[9][10]
• Bouarous Mount (444 m)[11]
• Soumâa Mount (430 m)

Forests

The plant cover in this mountain range shelters several forests including:

• Boukram Forest
• Corso Forest
• Zbarbar Forest
• Zemmouri Forest

Rivers

This mountain range is crossed by dozens of rivers:

• Arbia River
• Boudouaou River [ar]
• Oued Boumerdès [ar]
• Oued Corso [ar]
• Hamiz River
• Isser River
• Keddache River
• Meraldene River

Dams

Several hydraulic dams have been built on the waterways of this mountain range:

• Keddara Dam
• Meraldene Dam
• Beni Amrane Dam [fr]
• Hamiz Dam [fr]

Gallery

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  Bouzegza Mount [ar]
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  Bouarous Mount
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  Keddara Dam
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  Meraldene Dam

See also

• Kabyles
• List of mountains in Algeria
• Tell Atlas

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