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Arabeya Valley

{{Short description|Valley in the Kabylie region, Algeria}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Arabeya Valley

| image_caption = Arabeya Valley stream in the center of the city of Thenia

| image = Thenia 11092012.jpg

| country = {{Flag|Algeria}}

| length = 20 KM, Boumerdès Province

| source1 = Tell Atlas, Khachna, Boumerdès Province

| source1_elevation = {{convert|624|m|ft fathom|abbr= on}}, Boumerdès Province: Beni Amrane

| source2 = Tell Atlas, Boumerdès Province

| source2_elevation = {{convert|583|m|ft fathom|abbr= on}}, Boumerdès Province, Tidjelabine

| source_confluence = Boumerdès Province

| source_confluence_elevation = {{convert|45|m|ft fathom|abbr= on}}

| mouth = Boumerdès Province: Issers

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|5|m|ft fathom|abbr= on}}, Mediterranean Sea

| basin_size = {{convert|1.200|km2|abbr=on}}

| basin_landmarks = {{Flag|Algeria}}: Boumerdès Province:
Beni Amrane,
Tidjelabine,
Si-Mustapha,
Issers.

}}

Arabeya Valley, or Wadi Thinia Bani Aisha, is a watercourse originating from the Khachna Mountains of Algeria. It flows through the Kabylia region, eventually draining into Isser River and then into the Mediterranean Sea, passing through the Boumerdès Governorate.

Watercourse

Arabeya Valley channel is characterized by the absence of schist and soil materials in its bed.[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55985746/f2.item.r=arbia.zoom General Journal of Algeria and Tunisia: Archives of Algerians and Tunisiennes: Proprietary Fund organs and economic institutions... | 1911-05-07 | Gallica] [https://web.archive.org/web/20180114074057/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55985746/f2.item.r=arbia.zoom Archived] January 14, 2018 on the Wayback Machine website. This feature, shared by this watercourse along with Meraldene River, Boumerdès Valley, and Isser River, allows for the extraction of sand and gravel for use in mortar and concrete preparation.[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k63975484/f4.item.r=arbia.zoom Les Travaux ["puis" nord-africains]. Organized public travaux and details in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco... ["puis" building, public travaux, architecture... ]... [https://web.archive.org/web/20180114081812/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k63975484/f4.item.r=arbia.zoom Archived] January 14, 2018 on the Wayback Machine website.[https://archive.org/details/lakabylieetlesc01letogoog/page/32/mode/2up?view=theater La Kabylie et les coutumes kabyles: Tome 1-3] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160401231603/http://archive.org/stream/lakabylieetlesc01letogoog Archived] April 01, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Wadi Arabiya is considered a true corridor, with its width ranging between 5 meters and 600 meters. It gradually slopes from its intersection with Wadi Boumerdès at Mount Bouaârous in the west, heading towards its mouth in Isser River, east of the city of Thénia.[http://menerville.free.fr/geologie/geologie.html Esquisse Agro] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185904/http://menerville.free.fr/geologie/geologie.html Archived] March 03, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.

The path

{{Main Article|List of rivers of Algeria|Ministry of Water Resources and Environment}}

Arabeya Valley runs through one coastal Algerian province.[https://www.google.dz/maps/@36.7265462,3.5478296,8537m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Google Maps] [https://web.archive.org/web/20180114183727/https://www.google.dz/maps/@36.7265462,3.5478296,4605m/data=!3m1!1e3 Archived] January 14, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.

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|+Municipalities in Boumerdès are part of the "Wadi Arabia" pathway

!Number

!Boumerdès Province

01

|Beni Amrane

02

|Tidjelabine

03

|Thénia

04

|Si-Mustapha

05

|Issers

Valleys

{{Main Article|List of rivers of Algeria|Ministry of Water Resources and Environment}}

Arabeya Valley intersects with several other valleys in the Boumerdès along its course through the Khachna Mountains.[https://www.persee.fr/doc/geo_0003-4010_1902_num_11_57_18171 Les régions naturelles de l'Algérie - Persée] [https://web.archive.org/web/20180604005238/https://www.persee.fr/doc/geo_0003-4010_1902_num_11_57_18171 Archived] June 4, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.

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|+Valleys along the path of "Arabeya Valley"

!Number

!Boumerdès Province

01

|Borden Valley

02

|Meraldene River

03

|Boumerdès Valley

04

|Bovron Valley

05

|Isser River

Dams

{{Main Article|List of rivers of Algeria|Ministry of Water Resources and Environment}}

Arabeya Valley passes through several dams in the Boumerdès along its course through the Khachna Mountains. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234621/http://storage.lib.uchicago.edu/pres/2014/pres2014-0313.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.

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|+Dams in the path of Arabeya Valley

!Number

!Boumerdès Province

01

|Meraldene Dam

National roads

Arabeya Valley intersects with several national roads as it crosses the Boumerdès in the Khachna Mountains.La Kabylie et les coutumes [https://archive.org/details/lakabylieetlesc01letogoog/page/4/mode/2up?view=theater kabyles]: Tome 1-3 [https://web.archive.org/web/20160401231603/http://archive.org/stream/lakabylieetlesc01letogoog Archived] April 01, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.

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|+National roads in the path of "Arabeya Valley"

!Number

!Boumerdès Province

01

|National Road No.5

02

|National Road No.12

Gallery

File:Tablat - Oued Isser واد يسر - تابلاط - panoramio.jpg|The course of Isser River

File:Oued Isser, Lakhdaria (Bouira).jpg|The course of Isser River

See also

{{Portal bar|Water|Algeria|Geography}}

References

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External Links

  • [http://www.appl.dz/ Algiers State Coastal Protection Agency]
  • [http://www.wilaya-boumerdes.dz/ Location of Boumerdes State]
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KBxkuJIlRs APS report on Wadi El Harrach] on YouTube.

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Category:Valleys of Algeria