▲Mountain, Tetouan province
Jbel Kelti
1926 metres approx.
The highest peak of Tetouan province, and one of the hardest in the western Rif.
- Type
- Mountain
- Altitude
- about 1926 m
- Location
- Tetouan province
- Tribe
- Beni Hassan
- Park
- Tetouan section of Talassemtane park
- Rank
- No. 1 among the peaks of Tetouan and its Haouz in this encyclopedia
Jbel Kelti rises to about 1926 metres. It is the highest peak of Tetouan province, one of the ten highest in the western Rif, and one of the hardest to climb.
It lies in the lands of the Beni Hassan tribe, inside the Tetouan section of Talassemtane National Park. On its northern slope, at about 1100 metres, is the village of Tamalout; on its eastern slope, the commune of Ouled Ali Mansour and the area of Khams Beni Hassan.
From the west, the path starts at the hamlet of Adar, the highest settlement in the province, above the Ouadiyine pass. Between Kelti and Jbel Aliouiyine lies the village of Iaanen, on the Tasfit river.
Articles about this place
- The five highest peaks of Tetouan provinceAll in the lands of the Beni Hassan tribe, most of them in the Tetouan section of Talassemtane park: this is the roof of Tetouan province.
- Jbel Kelti: from Adar and from TamaloutThe highest peak of Tetouan province, surrounded by some of the most remote villages of the Beni Hassan. Here are its approaches and its neighbours.
- Talassemtane National ParkThe highest peaks of the western Rif, isolated villages and a lesser-known Tetouan section: Talassemtane is bigger than its famous image.
- The Beni Hassan: tribe of the high peaksThe five highest peaks of Tetouan province, its highest settlement and its most remote villages: all in the lands of one tribe.
Nearby and in the same area
- ■TamaloutBeni Hassan, Tetouan province1100 m
- ■AdarBeni Hassan, Al Hamra commune, Tetouan province1200 m
- ■IaanenBeni Hassan, Ouled Ali Mansour commune, Tetouan province—
- ▲Jbel AliouiyineBeni Hassan, Tetouan province1847 m
- ●Khams Beni HassanBeni Hassan, Ouled Ali Mansour commune, Tetouan province—
- ▲Jbel Hafat ZeltanBeni Hassan, Tetouan province1821 m
- ▲Jbel IdmamenBeni Hassan, El Oued commune, Tetouan province1697 m
- ▲Jbel TelloujaBeni Hassan, Tetouan province1681 m
Data from topographic maps and local sources; altitudes are approximate. Spotted a mistake? Send a correction.