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3,424 hectares make up the
Theniet El Had cedar forest, of which 1,000 hectares are found in the Ouarsenis Massif of the Atlas Tellien. The park that was first bounded on 1,500 hectares by order No. 3766 of August 3, 1929 was superseded by the national park, which was established by decree No. 83-459
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There are recreational and ecological benefits to the cedar forest of
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range which bears on its peaks the cedar forest of Téniet-el-Had"- Allouma, by Guy de
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