Area 20.8 km² | Visitors 60.000 (in 2005) Established 1984 | |
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Address Gouraya National Park, Stade de Gouraya, Route Touristique, Béjaïa, Algeria Similar tamazight, Cap Carbon, Pic des Singes, El Kala National Park, Cap Carbon Lighthouse | ||
Gouraya national park le parc national de gouraya b jaia
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.
The park is north-east of Béjaïa, close to the city. The park includes the 660 meter (2.165 feet) high mountain of Gouraya, from which the park got its name, in addition to many beaches and cliffs, which make the park a swimming destination for many Algerians.
It is a UNESCO-recognized biosphere reserve, with a varied flora and fauna, including Barbary macaques and jackals who live in the forests in this park. The Barbary macaque is a primate with a very restricted range in portions of northwestern North Africa and disjunctively in Gibraltar.
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