Collo Massif
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| Collo Massif | |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | el goufi |
| Elevation | 1,183 m (3,881 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Region(s) | Skikda, Jijel |
| Parent range | Tell Atlas |
The Collo massif, sometimes called Kabylie de Collo, is a mountainous forest massif of Algeria located in the north-east of the country and constituting part of the Tell Atlas.
Geography
Geographers distinguish several "Kabylie s": Great Kabylie, Small Kabylie and Kabylie of Collo or numidique.[1] The latter, located west of Annaba and north of Constantinois, is the most watered region of Algeria and Maghreb, with more than 1,200 millimetres (47 in) per year. The average annual rainfall on Jebel Gouffi, west of Collo, is 1,800 mm (71 in).[2] Le climat est de type méditerranéen humide.[3]
The Collo Massif, a segment of the Tell Atlas, is heavily forested, lying between the Skikda Valley in the east and the Rhummel el-Kebir Valley in the west and strongly advancing towards the Mediterranean Sea: the cap Bougaroun, is the northernmost point of Algeria.[4]
It consists of small mountains of modest altitude culminating between 900 and 980 m (2,950 and 3,220 ft) and dominated by cork oak, as well as the replantings of maritime pines [3] qui assurent 30% de la production nationale du liège. Plusieurs oueds de la région y prennent leur source : Rhummel, Oued-el-Kebir et Saf-Saf,[1] forests are lined with fertile plains.[4]
Population
The population of the Collo massif was a peasant society in the full sense of the term: a complete sedentary lifestyle, a strong attachment to the land, a careful development. Its social structure was strong, governed by customary rules, the land was privatized with status melk .[5] The Collo massif is, like the Petite Kabylie and the Edough, populated by Berbers arabized long-time but leading a sedentary life. Montagnards breed cattle. Goats and sheep brought supplements (milk, flesh and hair) to poor agriculture.[6] Les densités démographiques sont nettement moins élevées que celles des Grande et Petite Kabylies.[1]
References
- ^ a b c E.B. et M. Dahmani, « Kabylie : Géographie », in Encyclopédie berbère, 26 | Judaïsme – Kabylie, En ligne, mis en ligne le 1 juin 2011, consulté le 10 août 2015.
- ^ G. Camps, « Babor », in Encyclopédie berbère, 9 | Baal – Ben Yasla, En ligne, mis en ligne le 1 décembre 2012, consulté le 10 août 2015.
- ^ a b Marie-Françoise André, Du continent au bassin versant: Théories et pratiques en géographie physique, Presses Univ Blaise Pascal, 1 janvier 2007, 592 pages, p.562, lire en ligne.
- ^ a b Côte, Marc (1996). Guide d'Algérie: paysages et patrimoine. Média-Plus. p. 171. ISBN 9961-922-00-X.
- ^ Hamid Ait Amara, « La question agraire aujourd’hui », Insaniyat / إنسانيات En ligne, 7 | 1999, mis en ligne le 31 mai 2013, consulté le 7 juillet 2015.
- ^ E.B., « Edough », in Encyclopédie berbère, 17 | Douiret – Eropaei En ligne, mis en ligne le 1 juin 2011, consulté le 7 juillet 2015.