Bordj Bou Arréridj

Bordj Bou Arréridj lies on the high plains south of the Bibans mountains in northeastern Algeria. The fort from which it takes its name stood near the Medjana plain and the mountain passages connecting Algiers with the east. The Mokrani family ruled from the Kalâa of Ait Abbas and held power in the Medjana region from the sixteenth century. The area formed a meeting ground of mountain and plain.