Al-Hamiz Valley | |
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Location | |
Country | Algeria |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Tell Atlas, Titteri, Khachna, Médéa Province |
• elevation | 624 m (2,047 ft; 341 fathoms), Médéa Province, Deux Bassins |
2nd source | Tell Atlas, Titteri, Blida Province |
• elevation | 583 m (1,913 ft; 319 fathoms), Blida Province, Souhane |
Source confluence | Boumerdès Province, |
• elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft; 250 fathoms), Larbatache, Khemis El-Khechna, |
Mouth | Algiers Province, Bordj El Kiffan, Bordj El Bahri |
• elevation | 5 m (16 ft; 2.7 fathoms), Mediterranean Sea |
Length | 54 Kilometer, Médéa Province, Bouïra Province, Blida Province, Boumerdès Province, Algiers Province |
Basin size | 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi), Drainage basin |
Basin features | |
Landmarks | Algeria: Médéa Province: Deux Bassins Bouïra Province: Boukram Blida Province: Souhane, Djebabra Boumerdès Province: Larbatache, Khemis El-Khechna, Hammedi Algiers Province: Dar El Beïda, Rouïba, Bordj El Kiffan, Bordj El Bahri |
Al-Hamiz Valley is a prominent river in Algiers Province, stretching 54 kilometers to the east of Algiers. Its mouth is located between the municipalities of Bordj El Kiffan and Bordj El Bahri. The river originates from the Tell Atlas and Titteri Mountains near the municipality of Deux Bassins in Médéa Province. It flows through the provinces of Bouira, Blida, Boumerdès, and Algiers before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.[1]