Taliwin Mountain | |
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![]() Taliwin Moutnain | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,698 m (5,571 ft) |
Listing | Babor Mountains - Tell Atlas |
Coordinates | 36°30′41″N 5°03′34″E / 36.5114557°N 5.0594186°E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Babor Mountains - Tell Atlas |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Quaternary |
Taliwin Mountain is a mountain peak in the Babor mountain range within the Atlas Hill in Algeria, located in the municipality of Kendira in the Barbacha district in Béjaïa Province.[1]
Taliwin Mountain is the fourth highest mountain peak in Béjaïa, with an elevation of 1,698 m (5,571 ft), right after Babor Mountain (2,004 m (6,575 ft)) thenTakintosht (1,874 m (6,148 ft)), followed by Isak Mountain (1,742 m (5,715 ft)), and it overlooks the eastern Gulf of Béjaïa and the Soummam Basin, and facing the Babor and Djurdjura Mountains.[2]
In the opposite direction is Takintosht in the south of the Soummam Basin, and Yma Quraya Mountain in the west of Bejaia Bay, where the city of Béjaïa was established.[3]
The summit of this mountain can be reached via a single national road, National Road 75.[4]
The mountain overlooks the municipality of Aokas and the municipality of Tichy, among other coastal municipalities.[5]
The formation of Taliwin Mountain dates back to the Quaternary of the Cenozoic on the geologic time scale[6]
The surrounding terrain is covered with gray marble, connected by paths of reddish siderite and iron ore.[7]
The composition of this terrain is also characterized by an amount of crystalline schist and mica-schist.[8]
Around the foothills of Taliwin Mountain are several quarries that specialize in the extraction of:[9]
Many valleys originate and surround Taliwin Mountain, including:[12]
The Barbary macaque is found near Taliwin Mountain.[13]