The Chrea National Park (Arabic:الحديقة الوطنية الشريعة) 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 (which is part of the Tell 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 .
Founded 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 ).
Natural features
The Chréa 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 .
The Chrea National Park (Arabic:الحديقة الوطنية الشريعة) 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 (which is part of the Tell 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 .
Founded 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 ).
Natural features
The Chréa 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 .
