Mount Issa or Djebel Aïssa () is a 2,236 m high mountain in western

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

, thus the 4th highest in Algeria. It is part of the Ksour Range of the Saharan Atlas, within the larger

Atlas Mountain System The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. They separate the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range, which stretches around through M ...

. Mount Issa is located in the

Naâma Province Naâma Province () is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') of Algeria named after its provincial Capital (political), seat, the town of Naâma. The region is dominated by a large sabkha. There is an airport in Mécheria. History The pro ...

and is one of the main summits of the mountains of the Saharan Atlas. The Djebel Aissa National Park is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

within the area of the mountain since 2003.

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Les montagnes d'atlasPersée - Notes de géographie physique algérienne
Atlas Mountains Issa Mountains of Naama Province Naâma Geography of Naâma Province {{NaamaDZ-geo-stub

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