Chréa
Chréa is a town in Algeria, located in Blida Province, Ouled Yaïch District, in a mountainous area named Tell Atlas, near Blida.
In its municipality is situated the Chréa National Park, one of the largest national parks of the country, and a ski resort.
Within the national park is one of the few relict populations of the endangered primate, the Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus; this species of primate originally had a much wider range in Northern Algeria and Morocco.Geography
Climate
Located in the Atlas Mountains, at above sea level, Chréa has a cool Mediterranean climate, with an average annual precipitation of. Summers are warm and dry and winters are chilly and wetter, with snowfalls. This climate is described by the Köppen climate classification as Csb. This is one of the coldest places in Algeria.
