Kabylia Mountains

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The Al-Qabail Mountains (Arabic: جبال القبائل; transliterated: Jibal al-Qaba'il) are a range of mountains in northern Africa, towards the eastern end of the Atlas Mountains in northeast Algeria and just into northwest Tunisia. The highest peak, Djebel Chélia, reaches 2,326 m, with several other summits above 2,000 m in the range. The range receives good precipitation, much of it as winter rain or snow, sufficient to support a natural forest vegetation composed of cedar, juniper, oak, maple and other trees.

Historically, they served as a refuge for the Berber tribes, forming a base of resistance against the Romans, Vandals, Byzantine, and Arabs. The mountains are now home to the Kabyle, meaning "the tribes." The Kabyle once referred to all Berbers, but is now specific to Berbers living in the Al-Quabail Mountains, and members of the Sousi in the Atlas Mountains.