Geography
Main features:
- The Great Kabylie, which runs from Thénia (west) to Bgayet (bejaia) (east), and from the Mediterranean Sea (north) to the valley of Soummam (south), that is to say, 200 km by 100 km, beginning 50 km from Algiers, the capital of Algeria.
- Kabylie of Bibans and Kabylie of Babors, which form the Little Kabylie.
Three large chains of mountains occupy most of the area:
- In the north, the mountain range of maritime Kabylie, culminating with Tifrit n'Ait El Hadj (Tamgout 1278 m)
- In the south, the Djurdjura, dominating the valley of Soummam, culminating with Lalla-Khedidja (2308 m)
- Between the two lies the mountain range of Agawa, which is the most populous and is 800 m high on average. The largest town of Great Kabylie, Tizi Ouzou, lies in that mountain range. At Iraten (formerly "Fort-National" in French occupation), which numbered 28,000 inhabitants in 2001, is the highest urban centre of the area.
The region's size is similar to that of Denmark.
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