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[[File:Chrea-Algeria.jpg|thumb|right|Mountain of Chréa near the city of [[Blida]]]]
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'''Chréa''' is a town in [[Algeria]], located in [[Blida Province]], [[Bougara District]], in a mountainous area named [[Tell Atlas]], near [[Blida]]. This municipality has the [[Chréa National Park]], one of the smallest national parks of the country, and a [[ski resort]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2749891.stm Algerians forget fighting to go skiing], BBC News, accessed on December 19, 2008.</ref> Within the national park is one of the few [[relict]] populations of the [[endangered]] [[primate]], the [[Barbary Macaque]], ''[[Macaca sylvanus]]''; this species of primate originally had a much wider range in northern Algeria and Morocco.<ref>C. Michael Hogan, (2008) [http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=31757&lang=us ''Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus'', Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg]</ref>
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'''Chrea''' is a town in [[Algeria]], located in [[Blida Province]], [[Ouled Yaïch District]], in a mountainous area named [[Tell Atlas]], near [[Blida]]. It had a population of 783 in 2008.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Recensement 2008 de la population algérienne, wilaya de Blida, sur le site de l'ONS|url=https://www.ons.dz/collections/w09_p1.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116025852/https://www.ons.dz/collections/w09_p1.pdf|archive-date=2020-11-16}}</ref>

In its municipality is situated the [[Chréa National Park]], one of the largest national parks of the country, and a [[ski resort]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2749891.stm Algerians forget fighting to go skiing], BBC News, accessed on December 19, 2008.</ref>

Within the national park is one of the few [[Relict (biology)|relict]] populations of the [[endangered]] [[primate]], the [[Barbary macaque]], ''Macaca sylvanus''; this species of primate originally had a much wider range in Northern Algeria and Morocco.<ref>C. Michael Hogan, (2008) [http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=31757&lang=us ''Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus'', Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419033431/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=31757&lang=us |date=April 19, 2012 }}</ref>

==Geography==

=== Climate ===
Located in the [[Atlas Mountains]], at {{convert|1,458|m|ft}} above sea level, Chréa has a cool [[Mediterranean climate]], with an average annual precipitation of {{convert|916|mm|in}}. Summers are warm and dry and winters are chilly and wetter, with [[snow]]falls. This climate is described by the [[Köppen climate classification]] as ''Csb''. This is one of the coldest places in Algeria.

{{Weather box
|location = Chréa
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 6.7
|Feb high C = 7.9
|Mar high C = 9.9
|Apr high C = 12.8
|May high C = 17.4
|Jun high C = 22.7
|Jul high C = 28.5
|Aug high C = 28.5
|Sep high C = 23.2
|Oct high C = 17.0
|Nov high C = 10.8
|Dec high C = 7.5
|Jan low C = -0.9
|Feb low C = -0.4
|Mar low C = 1.1
|Apr low C = 3.2
|May low C = 6.9
|Jun low C = 11.2
|Jul low C = 15.7
|Aug low C = 15.9
|Sep low C = 12.3
|Oct low C = 7.7
|Nov low C = 2.7
|Dec low C = 0.3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 133
|Feb precipitation mm = 92
|Mar precipitation mm = 105
|Apr precipitation mm = 79
|May precipitation mm = 70
|Jun precipitation mm = 30
|Jul precipitation mm = 6
|Aug precipitation mm = 10
|Sep precipitation mm = 39
|Oct precipitation mm = 76
|Nov precipitation mm = 136
|Dec precipitation mm = 140
|source 1 = Climate-data.org<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/413559/
|title=Climate: Chréa
|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref>
|date=September 2013}}


==References==
==References==
{{Portal|Algeria}}
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.unite-francaise.org/article-Images.php3?id_article=28 Photos et history of Chréa]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110728143946/http://www.unite-francaise.org/article-Images.php3?id_article=28 Photos et history of Chréa]


{{Blida Province}}
{{Blida Province}}


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[[Category:Populated places in Algeria]]
[[Category:Populated places in Blida Province]]
[[Category:Ski areas and resorts in Algeria]]
[[Category:Ski areas and resorts in Algeria]]
[[Category:Blida Province]]


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Latest revision as of 16:14, 16 December 2022

Chrea
الشريعة
Commune and town
Map of Blida province highlighting the Chréa commune
Map of Blida province highlighting the Chréa commune
Chrea is located in Algeria
Chrea
Chrea
Coordinates: 36°25′37″N 2°52′35″E / 36.42694°N 2.87639°E / 36.42694; 2.87639
Country Algeria
ProvinceBlida Province
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total
783
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Chrea is a town in Algeria, located in Blida Province, Ouled Yaïch District, in a mountainous area named Tell Atlas, near Blida. It had a population of 783 in 2008.[1]

In its municipality is situated the Chréa National Park, one of the largest national parks of the country, and a ski resort.[2]

Within the national park is one of the few relict populations of the endangered primate, the Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus; this species of primate originally had a much wider range in Northern Algeria and Morocco.[3]

Geography

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Climate

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Located in the Atlas Mountains, at 1,458 metres (4,783 ft) above sea level, Chréa has a cool Mediterranean climate, with an average annual precipitation of 916 millimetres (36.1 in). Summers are warm and dry and winters are chilly and wetter, with snowfalls. This climate is described by the Köppen climate classification as Csb. This is one of the coldest places in Algeria.

Climate data for Chréa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1) 		7.9
(46.2) 		9.9
(49.8) 		12.8
(55.0) 		17.4
(63.3) 		22.7
(72.9) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.5
(83.3) 		23.2
(73.8) 		17.0
(62.6) 		10.8
(51.4) 		7.5
(45.5) 		16.1
(60.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		1.1
(34.0) 		3.2
(37.8) 		6.9
(44.4) 		11.2
(52.2) 		15.7
(60.3) 		15.9
(60.6) 		12.3
(54.1) 		7.7
(45.9) 		2.7
(36.9) 		0.3
(32.5) 		6.3
(43.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 133
(5.2) 		92
(3.6) 		105
(4.1) 		79
(3.1) 		70
(2.8) 		30
(1.2) 		6
(0.2) 		10
(0.4) 		39
(1.5) 		76
(3.0) 		136
(5.4) 		140
(5.5) 		916
(36)
Source: Climate-data.org[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Recensement 2008 de la population algérienne, wilaya de Blida, sur le site de l'ONS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-11-16.
  2. ^ Algerians forget fighting to go skiing, BBC News, accessed on December 19, 2008.
  3. ^ C. Michael Hogan, (2008) Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg Archived April 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Climate: Chréa". Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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