[2] It is offset by the Bouzirea mountain in the west of the Algerian Gulf where the Casbah of Algiers was established on its slope by Buluggin ibn Ziri.

[3] On August 4, 8, and 12, of 1957, Lieutenant Ali Khoja, at the head of a battalion of the Algerian National Liberation Army, confronted the French armed forces, which were personally commanded by Jacques Massu and three other generals.

[5][6] The formation of Bouzegza mountain dates back to the Quaternary of the Cenozoic on the geologic time scale.

[7] The surrounding terrain is characterized by gray marble that is connected by paths of reddish siderite and iron ore.[8] The composition of this terrain is characterized by the presence of crystalline schist and mica schist.

The Barbary macaque is found near Bouzegza mountain, and sometimes ventures out into roads and populated areas to ask for food.