The Daïa Mountains or Dhaya mountains are a mountain range of Algeria located in the west of the country and constituting a part of the Tellian Atlas.[1]
It is in the Wilaya of Sidi Bel Abbès.
Geography edit
The Daïa Mountains are located in Inner Orania, between Saida and Telagh, and form a rugged and wooded relief of holm oaks and Aleppo pines, bordering the steppic plains in the south.[2]
The highest point is Altitude 1 455 m, Djebel Mezioud
The mountains form part of the Tellian Atlas and are located between the mountains of Tlemcen and the mounts of Saida. Most of them correspond to the forest massif of Telagh and are oriented south-west / north-east. The altitudes range from 1,300 to 1,400 meters.[3]
References edit
- ^ Mohamed Meddi, Amel Talia et Claude Martin, « Évolution récente des conditions climatiques et des écoulements sur le bassin versant de la Macta (Nord-Ouest de l'Algérie) », Physio-Géo, Volume 3, 2009 [lire en ligne [archive]], mis en ligne le 1er janvier 2009, consulté le 25 août 2015.
- ^ Marc Côte, Guide d'Algérie : paysages et patrimoine, Média-Plus, 1996, 319 p. (ISBN 9961-922-00-X), p.71.
- ^ Analyse de la dynamique des systèmes et approche d'aménagement intégrée en zones de la montagne - Cas des montagnes des Trara (wilaya de Tlemcen), Université de Tlemcen, p12.