Kabylia

Also known as Tamurt n Leqbayel, Tamurt n Izwawen, Kabylie, Tamurt n Iqbayliyen, ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵇⴱⴰⵢⵍⵉⵢⴻⵏ, بلاد القبائل

Kabylia or Kabylie (; ) is a mountainous coastal region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is part of the Tell Atlas mountain range and is located at the edge of the Mediterranean.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kabylia
Settlement.image_skyline: DJURDJURA6.jpg
Settlement.caption: View of the Djurdjura National Park
Settlement.image_map: Location Kabylie.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Kabylia in central Algeria (northwestern Africa)
Settlement.subdivision_type: Region
Settlement.parts_type: Provinces – Wilayas
Settlement.p1: Tizi Ouzou, Boumerdes, Bouira, Setif, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Jijel
Settlement.area_total_km2: 25,000
Settlement.population_total: 3,450,000
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012
Settlement.population_density_km2

Article

15 sections

Contents

Name
History
Antiquity
Middle Ages
French colonisation and resistance
In the Algerian War
After independence
Geography
Ecology
Population
Zawiyas
Economy
See also
References
External links

Kabylia covers seven provinces of Algeria: Tizi Ouzou, Boumerdes, Bouira, Setif, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Jijel and Béjaïa. Gouraya National Park and Djurdjura National Park are also located in Kabylia.