Bachdjerrah Forest Explained
Bachdjerrah Forest (also known as Palm Forest), is a small woodland situated in Bachdjerrah, Algiers, Algeria. It is managed by the Forest Conservation Authority of Algiers and overseen by the General Directorate of Forests.
History
Bachdjerrah Forest had been neglected since 1984 due to the encroachment of informal buildings surrounding the area.[1] [2] [3] In 2012, the Algerian government initiated a program to remove and relocate informal settlements.[4] This project was completed in 2015.[5]
Location
Bachdjerrah Forest is located 18 kilometers east of Algiers, 70 kilometers east of Tipaza, and approximately 4 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea, in the town of Ain Taya within the Mitidja plain.[6] [7]
Notes and References
- https://www.liberte-algerie.com/actu-alger/bachdjarah-se-debarrasse-de-ses-revendeurs-a-la-sauvette-238484 Bachdjarah se débarrasse de ses revendeurs à la sauvette
- https://www.djazairess.com/fr/elwatan/331722 Bachdjerrah attend son quota de logements, El Watan (Algerian newspaper
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220815210658/http://www.algeriepyrenees.com/article-algerie-les-affrontements-ont-eu-lieu-a-la-cite-des-palmiers-a-laaquiba-et-a-baraki-en-raison-du-relogement-63893776.html "Algeria - Algiers - Clashes took place in cité des palmiers, laâquiba and baraki due to the..
- https://www.vitaminedz.com/fr/Algerie/alger-une-enveloppe-de-270-106588-Photos-0-17982-1.html Algeria - An envelope of 270 million allocated by the wilaya: forests occupied by slums will be rehabilitated
- https://www.djazairess.com/fr/elwatan/468914 "We are trying to bring the forest closer to the citizen"
- http://www.joradp.dz/FTP/Jo-Francais/1984/F1984008.pdf "Official Journal of the Algerian Republic."
- http://www.joradp.dz/FTP/jo-francais/2007/F2007004.pdf "Official Journal of the Algerian Republic.
