Chréa
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.
Chrea
الشريعة | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
Map of Blida province highlighting the Chréa commune | |
Chrea | |
| Coordinates: 36°25′37″N 2°52′35″E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Blida Province |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 783 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
In its municipality is situated the Chréa National Park, one of the largest national parks of the country, and a ski resort.
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.
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