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Gouraya National Park
Gouraya National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
	The Aiguades
Location	Béjaïa Province, Algeria
Nearest city	Béjaïa
Coordinates	36°46′N 5°6′E / 36.767°N 5.100°E
Area	20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Established	1984
Visitors	60.000 (in 2005)
History edit The park became an Algerian National Park in 1984, and has been UNESCO-recognized as a biosphere reserve in 2004. Description edit The park owes its name to the Gouraya Mountain (altitude 660m) located within the park's boundaries. The ground elevation in the park oscillates between -135m and 660m. There is also a lake, the Lake Mézaïa. The park is located on a calcaro-dolomitic ground. The park is north-east of Béjaïa, close to the city. The park includes many beaches and cliffs, which make it a swimming destination for many Algerians. Population edit The permanent population in the Gouraya National Park is of Berber origins, 1,655 inhabitants across 13 villages. Wildlife edit <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Macaca_sylvanus_in_B%C3%A9ja%C3%AFa%2C_Algeria.jpg/220px-Macaca_sylvanus_in_B%C3%A9ja%C3%AFa%2C_Algeria.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="181" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2468"> A magot in Yemma Gouraya. The park is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including Barbary macaques and jackals who live in the park's forests. The Barbary macaque is a primate with a very restricted range in portions of northwestern North Africa and disjunctively in Gibraltar. In 2011, the French Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique led a phytosociological study which concluded there were 7 vegetation groups belonging to 4 phytosociological classes: Quercetea ilicis Braun-Blanquet (1947); Querco-Fagetea Braun-Blanquet & Vlieg (1937); Crithmo-limonielea Braun-Blanquet (1947); Asplenietea rupestris (H.M) Braun-Blanquet (1934); Protected fauna Tree spurge (Euphorbia dendroides); Prickly juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus); Endangered animals barbary apes (Maccaca sylvanus); Jackals (Canis aureus algeriensis); Wild cats (Felis silvestris); Algerian hedgehogs (Erinaceus algirus); Marine mammals of national importance Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus); Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis); Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus); Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena); Gallery edit <img alt="Yemma Gouraya, next to Béjaïa." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Yemma_Gouraya_6.jpg/120px-Yemma_Gouraya_6.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="2868"> Yemma Gouraya, next to Béjaïa. ; <img alt="The city of Bougie at the base of Yemma Gouraya mountain." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Yemma_Gouraya.jpg/120px-Yemma_Gouraya.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704"> The city of Bougie at the base of Yemma Gouraya mountain. ; <img alt="Monkeys' peak (Pic des singes), above the Cap Carbon." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Pic_des_singes.jpg/120px-Pic_des_singes.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="2868"> Monkeys' peak (Pic des singes), above the Cap Carbon. ; <img alt="Fort Gouraya, which culminates at 672m." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Fort_au_dessus_du_port_%C3%A0_B%C3%A9ja%C3%AFa_2.jpg/120px-Fort_au_dessus_du_port_%C3%A0_B%C3%A9ja%C3%AFa_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="41" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="1480"> Fort Gouraya, which culminates at 672m. ; <img alt="Dead fish on the river Summam, probably from pesticide pollution due to heavy rains (2008)." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Poissons_morts_3.jpg/120px-Poissons_morts_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="2868"> Dead fish on the river Summam, probably from pesticide pollution due to heavy rains (2008). ; <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376"> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gouraya National Park. References edit ^ a b c d e f g Biosphere Reserve Information, Unesco.org, 3 April 2006 ; ^ Gouraya National Park - Biodiversity at its Best, Algeria.com ; ^ a b K. Rebbas, Errol Véla, Approche phytosociologique du Parc National de Gouraya (Béjaïa, Algérie), Inra.fr, 2011 ; External links edit (in French) Official website; Park data on UNEP-WPMC; Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg; By using this platform, you agree to the Terms of Use ©2020 Knowpia About ; How it Works ; Privacy ; Disclaimer ; Contact ; FAQ ;

The national park of Gouraya (Arabic: الحديقة الوطنية قورايا) is one of the coastal national parks of Algeria. It is located in Béjaïa Province, near the shrine of Sidi Touati.

[unesco_ALG+06-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Biosphere Reserve Information, Unesco.org, 3 April 2006

[2] Gouraya National Park - Biodiversity at its Best, Algeria.com

[inra_phytosociologique-3] K. Rebbas, Errol Véla, Approche phytosociologique du Parc National de Gouraya (Béjaïa, Algérie), Inra.fr, 2011

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