# Arabeya Valley

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{{Short description|Valley in the Kabylie region, Algeria}}
{{Infobox river
| name              = Arabeya Valley
| image_caption     = Arabeya Valley stream in the center of the city of Thenia
| image             = Thenia 11092012.jpg
| country           = {{Flag|Algeria}}
| length            = 20 KM, [Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province)
| source1           = [Tell Atlas](/source/Tell_Atlas), [Khachna](/source/Khachna), [Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province)
| source1_coordinates={{Coord|36.6667|3.6667|display=inline}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|624|m|ft fathom|abbr= on}}, [Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province): [Beni Amrane](/source/Beni_Amrane)
| source2           = [Tell Atlas](/source/Tell_Atlas), [Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province)
| source2_elevation = {{convert|583|m|ft fathom|abbr= on}}, [Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province), [Tidjelabine](/source/Tidjelabine)
| source_confluence = [Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province)
| source_confluence_elevation = {{convert|45|m|ft fathom|abbr= on}}
| mouth             = [Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province): [Issers](/source/Issers)
| mouth_coordinates  ={{Coord|36.7258|3.5578|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation   = {{convert|5|m|ft fathom|abbr= on}}, [Mediterranean Sea](/source/Mediterranean_Sea)
| basin_size        = {{convert|1.200|km2|abbr=on}}
| basin_landmarks   = {{Flag|Algeria}}: [Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province):<br />[Beni Amrane](/source/Beni_Amrane),<br />[Tidjelabine](/source/Tidjelabine),<br />[Si-Mustapha](/source/Si-Mustapha),<br />[Issers](/source/Issers).
}}

'''Arabeya Valley''', (also known as '''Wadi Arabiya''' or '''Wadi Thinia Bani Aisha'''), is a watercourse originating from the [Khachna](/source/Khachna) Mountains of [Algeria](/source/Algeria). It flows through the [Kabylia](/source/Kabylia) region, eventually draining into [Isser River](/source/Isser_River) and then into the [Mediterranean Sea](/source/Mediterranean_Sea), passing through the [Boumerdès Governorate](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province).

== Watercourse ==
Arabeya Valley channel is characterized by the absence of [schist](/source/schist) and [soil materials](/source/Dust_(disambiguation)) in its bed.<ref>[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55985746/f2.item.r=arbia.zoom General Journal of Algeria and Tunisia: Archives of Algerians and Tunisiennes: Proprietary Fund organs and economic institutions... | 1911-05-07 | Gallica] [https://web.archive.org/web/20180114074057/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55985746/f2.item.r=arbia.zoom Archived] January 14, 2018 on the [Wayback Machine website.](/source/Wayback_Machine)</ref> This feature, shared by this watercourse along with [Meraldene River](/source/Meraldene_River), [Boumerdès Valley](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Valley), and [Isser River](/source/Isser_River), allows for the extraction of [sand](/source/sand) and [gravel](/source/gravel) for use in [mortar](/source/Mortar_(masonry)) and [concrete](/source/concrete) preparation.<ref>[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k63975484/f4.item.r=arbia.zoom <nowiki>Les Travaux ["puis" nord-africains]. Organized public travaux and details in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco... ["puis" building, public travaux, architecture...&#9</nowiki>]... [https://web.archive.org/web/20180114081812/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k63975484/f4.item.r=arbia.zoom Archived] January 14, 2018 on the [Wayback Machine website.](/source/Wayback_Machine)</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/lakabylieetlesc01letogoog/page/32/mode/2up?view=theater La Kabylie et les coutumes kabyles: Tome 1-3] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160401231603/http://archive.org/stream/lakabylieetlesc01letogoog Archived] April 01, 2016 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine).</ref> Wadi Arabiya is considered a true corridor, with its width ranging between 5 meters and 600 meters. It gradually slopes from its intersection with Wadi [Boumerdès](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Valley) at Mount Bouaârous in the west, heading towards its mouth in [Isser River](/source/Isser_River), east of the city of [Thénia](/source/Th%C3%A9nia).<ref>[http://menerville.free.fr/geologie/geologie.html Esquisse Agro] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185904/http://menerville.free.fr/geologie/geologie.html Archived] March 03, 2016 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine).</ref>

== The path ==
{{Main Article|List of rivers of Algeria|Ministry of Water Resources and Environment}}

Arabeya Valley runs through one coastal [Algerian province.](/source/Provinces_of_Algeria)<ref>[https://www.google.dz/maps/@36.7265462,3.5478296,8537m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Google Maps] [https://web.archive.org/web/20180114183727/https://www.google.dz/maps/@36.7265462,3.5478296,4605m/data=!3m1!1e3 Archived] January 14, 2018, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine).</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+[Municipalities](/source/Municipality) in [Boumerdès](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s) are part of the "Wadi Arabia" pathway
!Number
![Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province)
|-
!01
|[Beni Amrane](/source/Beni_Amrane)
|-
!02
|[Tidjelabine](/source/Tidjelabine)
|-
!03
|[Thénia](/source/Th%C3%A9nia)
|-
!04
|[Si-Mustapha](/source/Si-Mustapha)
|-
!05
|[Issers](/source/Issers)
|}

== Valleys ==
{{Main Article|List of rivers of Algeria|Ministry of Water Resources and Environment}}

Arabeya Valley intersects with several other valleys in the [Boumerdès](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province) along its course through the [Khachna](/source/Khachna) Mountains.<ref>[https://www.persee.fr/doc/geo_0003-4010_1902_num_11_57_18171 Les régions naturelles de l'Algérie - Persée] [https://web.archive.org/web/20180604005238/https://www.persee.fr/doc/geo_0003-4010_1902_num_11_57_18171 Archived] June 4, 2018, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine).</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Valleys along the path of "Arabeya Valley"
!Number
![Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province)
|-
!01
|Borden Valley
|-
!02
|[Meraldene River](/source/Meraldene_River)
|-
!03
|[Boumerdès Valley](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Valley)
|-
!04
|Bovron Valley
|-
!05
|[Isser River](/source/Isser_River)
|}

== Dams ==
{{Main Article|List of rivers of Algeria|Ministry of Water Resources and Environment}}

Arabeya Valley passes through several [dam](/source/dam)s in the [Boumerdès](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province) along its course through the [Khachna](/source/Khachna) Mountains.<ref> https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234621/http://storage.lib.uchicago.edu/pres/2014/pres2014-0313.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Dams in the path of Arabeya Valley
!Number
![Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province)
|-
!01
|Meraldene Dam
|}

== National roads ==
Arabeya Valley intersects with several national roads as it crosses the [Boumerdès](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province) in the [Khachna](/source/Khachna) Mountains.<ref>La Kabylie et les coutumes [https://archive.org/details/lakabylieetlesc01letogoog/page/4/mode/2up?view=theater kabyles]: Tome 1-3 [https://web.archive.org/web/20160401231603/http://archive.org/stream/lakabylieetlesc01letogoog Archived] April 01, 2016 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine).</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+National roads in the path of "Arabeya Valley"
!Number
![Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province)
|-
!01
|National Road No.5
|-
!02
|National Road No.12
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Tablat - Oued Isser واد يسر - تابلاط - panoramio.jpg|The course of [Isser River](/source/Isser_River)
File:Oued Isser, Lakhdaria (Bouira).jpg|The course of [Isser River](/source/Isser_River)
</gallery>

== See also ==

* [List of rivers of Algeria](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Algeria)
* [Ministry of Water Resources and Environment](/source/Ministry_of_Water_Resources_and_Environment)
* [Discharge regime](/source/Discharge_regime)
* [Tell Atlas](/source/Tell_Atlas)
* [Khachna](/source/Khachna)
* [Boumerdès Province](/source/Boumerd%C3%A8s_Province)
* [List of beaches](/source/List_of_beaches)
* [Tourism in Algeria](/source/Tourism_in_Algeria)
* [Lists of tourist attractions](/source/Lists_of_tourist_attractions)
{{Portal bar|Water|Algeria|Geography}}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* [http://www.appl.dz/ Algiers State Coastal Protection Agency]
* [http://www.wilaya-boumerdes.dz/ Location of Boumerdes State]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KBxkuJIlRs APS report on Wadi El Harrach] on [YouTube](/source/YouTube).

Category:Valleys of Algeria

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