Belezma National Park

Belezma National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Location	Batna Province, Algeria (Aurès)
Nearest city	Batna
Coordinates	35°35′N 6°2′E
Area	262.5 km^2
Established	1984
Visitors	100.000

The Belezma National Park (Arabic:الحظيرة الوطنية بلزمة) is one of the most important national parks of Algeria. Created in 1984, it is located in Batna Province on the slopes of the Belezma Range, a subrange of the Aurès Mountains.^[1]

Geography

The park covers an area of 262.5 km². The main summits of the range in the park area are 2,136 m high Djebel Tichaou and the 2,178 m high Djebel Refaâ, the highest peak of the Belezma Range.^[2]

Environment

The biosphere reserve includes several historical sites, caves and tombs, which represent traces of ancient civilizations. The rich mosaic of habitats includes pastures, forests, grasslands, thickets, foothills, rivers and mines. The climate ranges from cool subhumid to dry semi-arid. There are 447 species of flora (14% of the national total) and 309 species of fauna, of which 59 are protected species. It is the largest habitat of the Atlas cedar.^[3] The park has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species.^[4]

Features

View of one of the mountains of the range in the Park area.

Geological map of the Belezma National Park.

Zones of the Belezma National Park.

See also

• Belezma Range
• Aurès Mountains

References

1. Belezma National Park - Travel to Algeria
2. Atlas des parcs nationaux algériens (March 2006)
3. "Belezma | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
4. "Belezma". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-25.

External links

Park data on UNEP-WPMC at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)