El Kala National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Locator map
Location	El Tarf Province, Algeria
Nearest city	El KalaNearest city: El Kala
Coordinates	36°49′N 8°25′E / 36.817°N 8.417°E / 36.817; 8.417Coordinates: 36°49′N 8°25′E / 36.817°N 8.417°E / 36.817; 8.417
Area	800 km²
Established	1993 Established: 1993

The national park of El Kala is one of the national parks of Algeria, in the extreme north-east of the country. It is home to several lakes (including Lake Tonga, whose name is unrelated to Tonga) and a unique ecosystem in the Mediterranean basin, it was created in 1983 and recognized as a biosphere reserve by the UNESCO in 1990. This park is treatened by the creation of a highway in Algeria, which would treathen the rare animals and plants of the park. It has been proposed that the highway should avoid this region and go further south.

[edit] External links

• El Kala National Park on UNESCO.org
• Park data on UNEP-WPMC
• (French) A petition for the preservation of the park
• (French) A website about the park, including a map

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