The Soummam River is a river in northern Algeria, born from the confluence of the Sahel River and the Bou Sellam River near Akbou and flowing into the Mediterranean Sea at Béjaïa .
13-577: The waters that reach the sea in this place have for their origins the Mounts of Ain Oulmane , south of Setif , Mount Dirah , south of Bouira, and the extreme west of Djurdjura . It is in fact that the physical geography of the region places the southernmost sources of the Soummam at the limits of the semi-arid zone characterized by rigors linked to the continental climate, whereas the closest sources are located in
26-454: A catchment area of 9 200 km² divided as follows: The Soummam valley is named after the river which crosses it. It is located in Kabylia , a region of northern Algeria, occupying a wide corridor in the wilaya of Bejaia. The Béni Mansour-Bejaïa line is a regional railway that closely follows this river valley and connects to the national rail network in the municipality of Boudjellil . Between
39-473: A contribution of 700,106 m³ / year of water which it diversifies in the Mediterranean Sea (Visiterv, 1987). The main input comes from the tributaries of the left bank, with an average total of 68.106 m³ / year, and the tributaries of the right bank discharge an average of 25 × 106 m³ / year. The tributaries of the left bank are located on slopes that are more watered in rain and snow, enabling them to channel
52-679: A greater surface flow than the slopes drained by the tributaries of the right bank. The word Soummam is a distortion of the word kabyle "assemmam", which means "acid". Pliny the Elder had cited the Soummam as being called "Nasava" by Ptolemy . Isaak Mountain Isaak Mountain is a peak in the Babor Mountains range of the Tell Atlas in Algeria , located in the municipality of Tizi N'Berber in
65-580: Is broken down into small pedological units: the flysch prevails in Akbou, the sandstone is predominant in El Kseur. The municipalities of Amizour, El Kseur, Ouzellaguen and Timezrit have vast areas suitable for rich crops such as market gardening and fruit growing. The Soummam valley is drained by a dense hydrographic network, composed of numerous permanent and intermittent rivers, of which the Oued Soummam represents
78-551: Is characterized by gray marble that is connected by paths of reddish siderite and iron ore . The composition of this terrain is also characterized by an amount of crystalline schist and mica schist . Around the foothill of Isaak Mountain are several quarries that specialize in the extraction of: These quarries are located at Gedi Ali 1, Gedi Ali 2, and Isaak. A lot of valleys either originate or surround Isaak Mountain, including: Many types of trees surround Isaak Mountain and it's it's forests. The Barbary macaque
91-483: Is found near Isaak Mountain, and sometimes ventures out into roads and populated areas to ask for food. The Algerian government has taken several measures to protect this endangered animal. For example, signs are posted in places where the animals are found to prevent people from feeding the monkeys, as some of the foods people give the monkeys can lead to their death. Also preventing them from owning them for breeding purposes. The Algerian government has also initiated
104-638: The Aokas District . Isaak Mountain is the third highest mountain peak in Béjaïa , at 1,742 m (5,715 ft), right after Babor Mountain 2,004 m (6,575 ft) and Takintosht 1,874 m (6,148 ft), overlooking the eastern Gulf of Béjaïa , and the Soummam Basin , and facing the Babor Mountains and the Djurdjura Mountains . It is offset by Takintosht in the south of the Soummam Basin , and Yma Quraya Mountain in
117-690: The Akfadou-Gouraya set in the north, the Biban chain (the historic territory of the Ait Abbas) in the south-east and the Sahel-Djurdjura valley (Tazmalt commune) in the south-west. The Soummam valley, which extends from Akbou to Béjaia, appears as a narrow winding corridor 65 km long (inside the wilaya of Béjaïa) over a maximum width of 4 km at El Kseur. The slopes particularly to the south, are relatively mild slopes and therefore very developed. This area
130-681: The creation of several nature reserves where large numbers of the species are found, such as the Taza National Park and the Goraya National Park overlooking the Bay of Bejaia, as well as the Djurdjura National Park . Many species of mammals live in the Babor Mountains within the forests of the Isaak forest and as well other forests. In the peaks and the foothills of Isaak Mountain is
143-401: The main collector. According to the hydrological data collected between 1961 and 1976, the average flow of the Soummam is 25 m³ / s. During the 1970 flood period, the maximum recorded flow was 115.9 m³ / s and the low flow (during the months of July and August) dropped to 0.6 m³ / s. Indeed, these flows show great irregularities inter-annual, and therefore seasonal. At its mouth, the Soummam has
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#1732859548435156-650: The territories Humid to temperate climate. The Soummam constitutes a dense and well-supplied hydrographic network, particularly in its part situated in the Tellian Atlas: Djurdjura, Babors and Bibans. Its watershed covers an area of 9 200 km2 spread over four wilayas: Bouira, Bordj Bou Arréridj, Sétif and Béjaïa. With the Cheliff, the Tafna and the Rhummel, the Soummam is one of the largest rivers of Algeria. Oued Soummam drains
169-585: The west of the Béjaïa Bay, where the city of Béjaïa was established. The summit of the mountain can be reached via a single national road, National Road 75. The mountain overlooks the municipality of Aokas and the municipality of Tichy , among other coastal municipalities. The formation of Isaak Mountain dates back to the Quaternary of the Cenozoic on the geologic time scale . The surrounding terrain
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