The Amour Range ( ar, جبل العمور, french: Djebel Amour) is a
mountain range
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in
Algeria
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, which comprises part of the
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of the
Atlas Mountain System.
Geography
The Amour Range is located in the central area of the Saharan Atlas, with the
Ksour Range in the western end and the
Ouled-Naïl Range in the eastern end.
The town of
Aflou
Aflou (Berber language: Aflu, ar, أفلو) is a town and commune in Laghouat Province, Algeria. It is located in the Amour Range of the Saharan Atlas Saharan may refer to:
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, 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. In
Taouïala (تاوياله), located 35 km to the southeast of Aflou, there is an
ecotouristic village.
Peaks
The mountains of the Amour Range have altitudes averaging between 1,400 and 2000 m. The highest summit of the range is
Djebel Ksel
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, which sits at an elevation of 2,008 m.
Other notable peaks are:
Le Djebel Amour, Relief, Géologie et hydrogéologie
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* 1,721 m high Guern Arif
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Population
Geography
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(جبل قرن عريف)
*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
*List of mountains in Algeria
This is a list of mountains in the country of Algeria.
See also
* Ahaggar Mountains
* Teffedest Mountains
* Khachna Mountains
The Khachna Range ( ar, جبال الخشنة, ''Jibal Khashna''; Berber ''Adrar n Kheshna'') is a mountain range ...
*List of tautological place names
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*Saharan Atlas Saharan may refer to:
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References
External links
*
Despois (J.), ''Le djebel Amour (Algérie)'', 1957
*
A. Bernard, ''Les régions naturelles de l'Algérie''Taouïala
Mountain ranges of the Atlas Mountains
Mountain ranges of Algeria
Geography of Laghouat Province
Laghouat Province
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