Tafna River

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The Tafna River is a waterway in northwestern Algeria that flows through the Tell Atlas region to the Mediterranean Sea and has been historically significant as a geographic landmark in regional conflicts and treaties.

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Tafna River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri
linked to: Abd al-Qadir

French conquest of Algeria
basinCountry Algeria
borderRegion near Algerian–Moroccan border
climateZone Mediterranean climate
continent Africa
country Algeria
countryBorderProximity Morocco
drainageBasin northwestern Algeria
drainageType exorheic
flowsDirection generally northward to the Mediterranean Sea
flowsInto Mediterranean Sea
flowsThrough Tell Atlas
geologicalSetting Tell Atlas mountain system
linked to: Tell Atlas
hasEcosystem Mediterranean riparian habitats
hasHistoricalSignificance regional conflicts in northwestern Algeria
regional treaties in northwestern Algeria
hasTributary Isser River (Tafna tributary)
Sebdou wadi
Sikkak wadi
hasValley Tafna valley
historicalEvent Treaty of Tafna (1837)
languageRegion Arabic-speaking world
linked to: Arab world

Berber-speaking areas
locatedIn northwestern Algeria
locatedOn African Plate
mouthCountry Algeria
mouthLocation Mediterranean Sea
nearCity Ghazaouet
Maghnia
Tlemcen
partOf Mediterranean Sea basin
linked to: Mediterranean Sea
region Maghreb
linked to: North Africa
sourceRegion Tell Atlas
usedAs geographic landmark
usedFor irrigation
local water supply

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Treaty of Tafna (1837) namedAfter Tafna River