Forêt des Beni Salah

Forêt des Beni Salah is a forest in Blida Province, Algeria and has an elevation of 1,271 metres. Forêt des Beni Salah is situated nearby to the locality Guergoûr, as well as near the village Chréa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chrea National Park.

Chrea National Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Chréa National Park is one of the largest national parks of Algeria. It is located in Blida Province, named after Chréa, a town near this park. The park, located in a mountainous area known as the Blidean Atlas includes the ski station of Chréa, one of the few ski stations in Africa where skiing can be done on natural snow, and the grotto of Chiffa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chréa and Bouarfa.

Chréa

Village

Photo: Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chrea is a town in Algeria, located in Blida Province, Ouled Yaïch District, in a mountainous area named Tell Atlas, near Blida. It had a population of 783 in 2008. Chréa is situated 4 km northeast of Forêt des Beni Salah.

Bouarfa

Town

Photo: mekfouldji abdelkrim, CC BY 2.0.

Bouarfa is a town and commune in Blida Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 30,258. Bouarfa is situated 8 km northwest of Forêt des Beni Salah.

Blida

Photo: filtran, CC BY 2.0.

Blida is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of Blida Province, and it is located about 45 km south-west of Algiers, the national capital. The name Blida, i.e. bulaydah, is a diminutive of the Arabic word belda, city.

Forêt des Beni Salah

Type: Forest
Also known as: “Foret des Beni Salah”
Location: Blida Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

36.4° or 36° 24′ north

Longitude

2.85° or 2° 51′ east

Elevation

1,271 metres (4,170 feet)

Open location code

8F84CR2X+2X

GeoNames ID

2504575

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