Chiffa

Chiffa is a town and gorge in the Mountains of northern . This gorge is one of the few habitat areas in Algeria that supports a sub-population of the Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus.
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  • Type: Town with 34,300 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Algeria
  • Also known as: La Chiffa

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sidi Madani and Mouzaïa.

Village
is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Chiffa.

Town
is a town and commune in , . According to the 2008 census it has a population of 28,552. is situated 4½ km west of Chiffa.

Town
is a town and commune in , . According to the 1998 census it has a population of 30,258. is situated 6 km east of Chiffa.

Chiffa

Latitude
36.46223° or 36° 27′ 44″ north
Longitude
2.74091° or 2° 44′ 27″ east
Population
34,300
Elevation
110 metres (361 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DZ CHF
Open location code
8F84FP6R+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 394180413
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2501323
Wiki­data ID
Q2963503
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Chiffa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الشفة
  • Arabic: شفة
  • Cebuano: Chiffa
  • Chinese: Chiffa
  • Dutch: Chiffa
  • Egyptian Arabic: الشفه
  • French: Chiffa
  • Italian: Chiffa
  • Japanese: チッファ
  • Japanese: チファ
  • Malay: Chiffa
  • Min Nan Chinese: Chiffa
  • Persian: الشفه، ولایت البلیده
  • Portuguese: Chiffa
  • Romanian: Chiffa
  • Spanish: Chiffa
  • Swedish: Chiffa
  • Urdu: شفہ
  • Vietnamese: Chiffa
  • Zulu: Chiffa

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chiffa”. Photo: habib kaki, CC BY 3.0.