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The Hoggar Mountains are home to the Ahaggar National Park, one of the national parks of the country. The tallest peak in the range and Algeria, Mount Tahat , is located in the park area, which covers approximately 450,000 square kilometres (170,000 sq mi).
Barren rock predominates, but in some parts of Ahaggar and Tassili n'Ajjer alluvial deposits permit garden farming. Climate and hydrology Kabylie's hills near Azazga Mount Tahat of the Ahaggar Mountains, most elevated point in Algeria at 3,003 m (9,852 ft) Algeria is the ninth most water stressed country in the world.
Mount Tahat (Arabic: جبل تاهات) is the highest mountain in Algeria. It sits at an elevation of 2,908 metres (9,541 ft). Other sources indicate an elevation of 3,003 metres (9,852 ft). Tahat is also the highest peak in the Hoggar Mountains. Its nearest city is Tamanrasset which is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) to the south.
Tassili n'Ajjer is a plateau in southeastern Algeria at the borders of Libya, Niger, and Mali, covering an area of 72,000 km 2. [2] It ranges from 26°20′N5°00′E26.333°N 5.000°E east-south-east to 24°00′N10°00′E24.000°N 10.000°E. Its highest point is the Adrar Afao that peaks at 2,158 m (7,080 ft), located at 25°10′N8°11 ...
Chélia. Aurès Mountains ( Saharan Atlas ) 2,328 metres (7,638 ft) Highest point of Saharan Atlas. Choukchout. Bibans (Tellian Atlas) 1,832 metres (6,010 ft) Djebel Aïssa. Ksour Range, (Saharan Atlas)
Tamanrasset ( / ˌtæmənˈræsət /; [1] Arabic: تامنراست ), also known as Tamanghasset or Tamenghest, is an oasis city and capital of Tamanrasset Province in southern Algeria, in the Ahaggar Mountains. It is the chief city of the Algerian Tuareg. It is located an altitude of 1,320 metres (4,330 ft). As of the 2008 census, it has a ...
Assekrem is a high plateau in the Hoggar Mountains of southern Algeria. Rising from the larger Atakor plateau, Assekrem is within Ahaggar National Park. The maximum altitude of the plateau is 2,726 metres (8,944 ft). The hermitage of Charles de Foucauld, which continues to be inhabited by a few monks, is at the top of the Assekrem plateau.
The Saharan Atlas ( Arabic: الأطلس الصحراوي) is a range of the Atlas Mountain System. It is located mainly in Algeria, with its eastern end in Tunisia. Although not as tall as the High Atlas of Morocco its summits are more imposing than the Tell Atlas range that runs parallel closer to the coast. The tallest peak in the range is ...