Bainem Forest
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About Bainem Forest
A state forest of 508 hectares on the Bouzareah massif, above the western coast of Algiers, in El Hammamet. It is planted with Aleppo pine, cork oak and eucalyptus.
The Bainem forest, created in 1852, covers several hundred hectares on the edge of Aïn Benian.
Covering 508 hectares of the Bouzareah massif, the Bainem state forest lies less than 1 km from the sea. Aleppo pine and cork oak are its main trees, with eucalyptus planted in the colonial period, and it is also used for leisure.
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