chréa, national, park, arabic, الحديقة, الوطنية, الشريعة, largest, national, parks, algeria, located, blida, province, named, after, chréa, town, near, this, park, park, located, mountainous, area, known, blidean, atlas, which, part, tell, atlas, includes, sta. The Chrea National Park 1 Arabic الحديقة الوطنية الشريعة is one of the largest national parks of Algeria It is located in Blida Province named after Chrea a town near this park The park located in a mountainous area known as the Blidean Atlas which is part of the Tell Atlas includes the ski station of Chrea one of the few ski stations in Africa where skiing can be done on natural snow and the grotto of Chiffa Chrea National ParkIUCN category II national park LocationBlida Province AlgeriaNearest cityChreaCoordinates36 24 N 2 52 E 36 400 N 2 867 E 36 400 2 867 Coordinates 36 24 N 2 52 E 36 400 N 2 867 E 36 400 2 867Area260 km2Established1985Founded in 1997 it covers an area of 36 985 hectares The national park is home to over 1240 plant and animal species such as the Atlas cedar Cedrus atlantica and the monkey Macaca sylvanus 2 Contents 1 Natural features 2 References 3 External links 4 Line notesNatural features EditThe Chrea National Park is home to a varied flora and fauna Its ancient Atlas cedar forests is habitat for a population of the endangered Barbary macaque This national park has one of the few such habitat areas in Algeria that support a sub population of the Barbary macaque Macaca sylvanus 3 References EditC Michael Hogan 2008 Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvanus Globaltwitcher com ed Nicklas StrombergExternal links Edit in French A website with information about the park Chrea National Park on LexiOrient travel guide Park data on UNEP WPMC Chrea National Park by Drone Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chrea National Park Line notes Edit UNESCO Chrea Biosphere Reserve Algeria UNESCO 2019 03 25 Retrieved 2020 09 28 C Michael Hogan 2008 This article about a location in Blida Province is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Africa protected areas related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chrea National Park amp oldid 1093396673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
