List of caves in Algeria

A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, ^{[1] [2]} specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word cave can also refer to much smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos, though strictly speaking a cave is exogene, meaning it is deeper than its opening is wide, ^[3] and a rock shelter is endogene. ^[4]

List of Caves in Algeria

Name	Location	Picture	Notes
Aïn Taïba	Ouargla District		'Aïn Taïba or Hassi Taïba is an oasis and pit cave in Algeria. Aïn Taïba is about 190 kilometres (120 mi) south of Ouargla and about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of Bordj Omar Driss, in the middle of the desert. It is 231 metres (758 ft) above sea level. It is a water hole with a perimeter of about 100 metres (330 ft).
Anou Achra Lemoun	Djurdjura		Anou Achra Lemoun is a cave of Djurdjura in Algeria. It has a length of 323 metres (1,060 ft). [5] [6]
Anou Boussouil	Djurdjura		Anou Boussouil (in English "Great Chasm") is a limestone karst cave located in the mountains of Djurdjura, Algeria. [7] The cave is 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) long and 805 metres (2,641 ft) deep. [8] The entrance to the cave is 1,074 metres (3,524 ft) up the mountainside. [9] During the springtime rainy season, melting snow pours through a channel leading directly to the cave mouth, continuing the process of erosion. [9] This distinguishes it from other caves in the Djurdjura range, which are inactive and no longer being enlarged through erosion. [10]
Anou Ifflis	Tizi Ouzou		The Anou Ifflis cave is a cave located in Tizi Ouzou in the mountains of the Kabylie . It is one of the deepest caves in Africa at 1,170 metres (3,840 ft). [11]
Gueldaman caves	Béjaïa Province		The Gueldaman caves (Adrar Gueldaman) are a prehistoric mountain ridge on the right bank of the Soummam valley in Algeria. The ridge consists of a large karst network with several natural caves, which is situated near the town of Akbou, Béjaïa Province, in the western part of the Babor Mountains in the Tell Atlas range. The location spans over 7 km (4.3 mi) and varies in altitude between 556 m (1,824 ft) to 898 m (2,946 ft). Adrar is a Berber (Amazigh) term for mountain, possibly a cognate of the toponym Atlas. Gueldaman is a Numidian water deity. [12]

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