Iron Gates (Algeria)
The Iron Gates (Arabic: البيبان, known in French as Défilé des Bibans or Porte de Fer) are a mountain pass in the Bibans in Algeria. They gave their name to the Biban Range.
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"The Iron Gates Pass in Algeria, 18 October 1839", by Adrien Dauzats.
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Elevation | 1,050 m (3,445 ft)[1] |
Location | Algeria |
Range | Bibans, Tell Atlas |
Coordinates | 36°05′04″N 4°35′19″E |
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History
An 1839 French expedition under the duc d'Orléans disregarded the clauses of the 1837 Treaty of Tafna with emir Abd el-Kader by passing through them, reigniting the war between them.[2]
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