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 NERFINISHED
French conquest of Algeria NERFINISHED
basinCountry Algeria NERFINISHED
borderRegion near Algerian–Moroccan border
climateZone Mediterranean climate
continent Africa
country Algeria
countryBorderProximity Morocco NERFINISHED
drainageBasin northwestern Algeria
drainageType exorheic
flowsDirection generally northward to the Mediterranean Sea
flowsInto Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Tell Atlas NERFINISHED
geologicalSetting Tell Atlas mountain system NERFINISHED
hasEcosystem Mediterranean riparian habitats
hasHistoricalSignificance regional conflicts in northwestern Algeria
regional treaties in northwestern Algeria
hasTributary Isser River (Tafna tributary) NERFINISHED
Sebdou wadi NERFINISHED
Sikkak wadi NERFINISHED
hasValley Tafna valley NERFINISHED
historicalEvent Treaty of Tafna (1837) NERFINISHED
languageRegion Arabic-speaking world NERFINISHED
Berber-speaking areas
locatedIn northwestern Algeria
locatedOn African Plate NERFINISHED
mouthCountry Algeria NERFINISHED
mouthLocation Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
nearCity Ghazaouet NERFINISHED
Maghnia NERFINISHED
Tlemcen NERFINISHED
partOf Mediterranean Sea basin NERFINISHED
region Maghreb NERFINISHED
sourceRegion Tell Atlas NERFINISHED
usedAs geographic landmark
usedFor irrigation
local water supply

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Treaty of Tafna (1837) namedAfter Tafna River