El Kala National Park | |
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Location | El Tarf Province, Algeria |
Nearest city | El Kala |
Coordinates | 36°49′N 8°25′E / 36.817°N 8.417°E |
Area | 764 km2 |
Established | 1993 |
Visitors | 30,000 (in 2001) |
Official name | Réserve Intégrale du Lac Oubeïra |
Designated | 11 April 1983 |
Reference no. | 280[1] |
Official name | Réserve Intégrale du Lac Tonga |
Designated | 11 April 1983 |
Reference no. | 281[2] |
Official name | Tourbière du Lac Noir |
Designated | 4 June 2003 |
Reference no. | 1305[3] |
Official name | Réserve Intégrale du Lac El Mellah |
Designated | 12 December 2004 |
Reference no. | 1424[4] |
Official name | Marais de Bourdim |
Designated | 18 December 2009 |
Reference no. | 1895[5] |
The El Kala National Park and Biosphere Reserve (Arabic: محمية القالة الوطنية) is one of the national parks of Algeria in the extreme north-east of the country. It is home to several lakes and a unique ecosystem in the Mediterranean basin. Several parts of the park have been designated as protected Ramsar sites.[1][2][3][4][5]