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Iron Gates (Algeria)

Coordinates: 36°05′04″N 4°35′19″E / 36.08444°N 4.58861°E / 36.08444; 4.58861
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"The Iron Gates Pass in Algeria, 18 October 1839", by Adrien Dauzats.
Iron Gates
Biban
View of the Iron Gates.
Elevation1,050 m (3,445 ft)[1]
LocationAlgeria
RangeBibans, Tell Atlas
Coordinates36°05′04″N 4°35′19″E / 36.08444°N 4.58861°E / 36.08444; 4.58861
Iron Gates is located in Algeria
Iron Gates

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.

History

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An 1839 French expedition under General Valée and 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 France and Abd el-Kader's Islamic sovereignty.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ Charles Nodier, Journal de l'Expédition des Portes de Fer
  3. ^ "Sylvain Charles, Count Valée". Larousse.