Taliwin Mountain

Taliwin Mountain is a mountain peak in the Babor mountain range within the Atlas Hill in Algeria, located in the municipality of Kendira in the Barbacha district in Béjaïa Province.

[1] Taliwin Mountain is the fourth highest mountain peak in Béjaïa, with an elevation of 1,698 m (5,571 ft), right after Babor Mountain (2,004 m (6,575 ft)) thenTakintosht (1,874 m (6,148 ft)), followed by Isak Mountain (1,742 m (5,715 ft)), and it overlooks the eastern Gulf of Béjaïa and the Soummam Basin, and facing the Babor and Djurdjura Mountains.

[2] In the opposite direction is Takintosht in the south of the Soummam Basin, and Yma Quraya Mountain in the west of Bejaia Bay, where the city of Béjaïa was established.

[5] The formation of Taliwin Mountain dates back to the Quaternary of the Cenozoic on the geologic time scale[6] The surrounding terrain is covered with gray marble, connected by paths of reddish siderite and iron ore.[7] The composition of this terrain is also characterized by an amount of crystalline schist and mica-schist.

[8] Around the foothills of Taliwin Mountain are several quarries that specialize in the extraction of:[9] Many valleys originate and surround Taliwin Mountain, including:[12] The Barbary macaque is found near Taliwin Mountain.

Mica-schist
Clay
Boudouaou marine