Amour Range
| Amour Range | |
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| جبل العمور | |
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Neolithic art in Aflou | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Guern Arif |
| Elevation | 1,721 m (5,646 ft) |
| Coordinates | 34°03′0″N 2°04′0″E / 34.05000°N 2.06667°ECoordinates: 34°03′0″N 2°04′0″E / 34.05000°N 2.06667°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 130 km (81 mi) ENE/WSW |
| Width | 40 km (25 mi) NNW/SSE |
| Area | 7,710 km2 |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Laghouat Province, Algeria |
| Parent range | Saharan Atlas |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
The Amour Range (Arabic: جبل العمور, French: Djebel Amour) is a mountain range in Algeria, part of the Saharan Atlas of the Atlas Mountain System.
Geography
It is located in the central area of the Saharan Atlas, with the Ksour Range in the western and the Ouled-Naïl Range in the eastern end.[1]
The town of Aflou, one of the highest municipalities in Algeria and also one of the coldest, is located in the range at an elevation of 1,426 m. There are about 35,000 people living in the area of the Amour Range.[2] In Taouïala (تاوياله), located 35 km to the southeast of Aflou, there is an ecotouristic village.[3]
Peaks
The mountains of the Amour Range have altitudes averaging between 1,400 and 1700 m. The highest summit of the range is 1,721 m high Guern Arif (جبل قرن عريف). Other notable peaks are:[4]
- 1,707 m high Mount Sidi Okba (جبل سيدي عقبة)
- 1,706 m high Mount Gourou (جبل قورو)
- 1,686 m high Oum El Guedour (أم القدور)
- 1,503 m high Kef Sidi Bouzid (كاف سيدي بوزيد).
See also
References
External links
Media related to Amour Range at Wikimedia Commons- Despois (J.), Le djebel Amour (Algérie), 1957
- "First image Spot-1: Dejbel Amour". 23 February 1986. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014.
- A. Bernard, Les régions naturelles de l'Algérie
- Taouïala
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