Gouraya Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 2004, in Algeria. Gouraya Biosphere Reserve lies on the Mediterranean coast in the Kabylie region. It overlaps with the national park of the same name. The reserve occupies a mountainous massif that dominates the north-west of the town of Béjaïa, culminating at 672 metres at Fort Gouraya. It also includes a small calcareous massif in the western zone. The site contains a wetland, Lake Mézaïa, and a marine area located to the west of the Gulf of Béjaïa.