Ksour Range
Ksour Range | |
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جبال القصور | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Issa |
Elevation | 2,236 m (7,336 ft) |
Coordinates | 32°52′0″N 0°29′0″E / 32.86667°N 0.48333°E[1] |
Geography | |
Countries | Algeria and Morocco |
Parent range | Saharan Atlas |
The Ksour Range or Kçour Range (Arabic: جبال القصور, or Djebel Ksour) is a mountain range in Algeria. Stretching across the provinces of Béchar and El Bayadh, it is the westernmost range of the Saharan Atlas, with the Amour Range further east.[2]
Geography[edit]
The range extends between Figuig Province in the Oriental Region of Morocco near the Moroccan/Algerian border and El Bayadh municipality in Algeria.[3] The range pattern continues westwards as the High Atlas. The highest summit of the range is 2,236 m high Mount Issa or Djebel Aïssa (جبل عيسى).
Rock art[edit]
Neolithic art, in the form of engraved stones representing horses, elephants and other animals, is found in different caves and walls throughout the range (such as at Thyout).[4]
Protected areas[edit]
The Djebel Aissa National Park is a protected area within the limits of the mountain range since 2003.[5]
Features[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ "Un gisement d'ostracodes non-marins dans l'Éocène inférieur du Djebel Amour, Atlas saharien central, Algérie". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ Montagnes des Ksour - Géographie militaire
- ^ Lhote (Henri), Les gravures rupestres du Sud-oranais, Arts et Métiers graphiques, Paris, 1970
- ^ "Parc national de Djebel Aïssa". Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Ksour Range at Wikimedia Commons
- Parc du Djebel Aïssa (Nâama)
- A. Bernard, Les régions naturelles de l'Algérie
- Les montagnes d'atlas
- Persée - Notes de géographie physique algérienne