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==Geography== |
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The range is located at about 80 km south of the [[Mediterranean]], between the basin of the [[Chelif River]] in the north and in the east, the [[Oued Mina]] in the west and the [[Sersou]] plateau in the south. It reaches its maximum elevation of 1,985 m at the [[Mount Sidi Amar]], near [[Bordj Bounaama]] at about 60 km west of [[Tissemsilt]]. Other important summits are [[Achaoun]] (1850 m), Sidi Abdelkader, Mount Tamedrara and Kef Siga. The mountain range area is inhabited by [[Berber people|Berbers]].<ref>''[ |
The range is located at about 80 km south of the [[Mediterranean]], between the basin of the [[Chelif River]] in the north and in the east, the [[Oued Mina]] in the west and the [[Sersou]] plateau in the south. It reaches its maximum elevation of 1,985 m at the [[Mount Sidi Amar]], near [[Bordj Bounaama]] at about 60 km west of [[Tissemsilt]]. Other important summits are [[Achaoun]] (1850 m), Sidi Abdelkader, Mount Tamedrara and Kef Siga. The mountain range area is inhabited by [[Berber people|Berbers]].<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Xo8FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA580&dq=frenda++ifren Le Correspondant]'', p. 580</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:43, 26 October 2016
| Ouarsenis Range | |
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| Ouarsnis / الونشريس | |
.jpg) View of the Ouarsenis Range near Tamalehat Commune | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Sidi Amar |
| Elevation | 1,985 m (6,512 ft) |
| Geography | |
  Ouarsenis Range NW Algeria | |
| Parent range | Tell Atlas |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Rock age | Miocene |
The Ouarsenis or Ouanchariss (Arabic: الونشريس El Ouanchariss or Al-Wansharis, Berber: Ouarsnis, meaning "nothing higher") is a mountain range in northwestern Algeria.
Geography
The range is located at about 80 km south of the Mediterranean, between the basin of the Chelif River in the north and in the east, the Oued Mina in the west and the Sersou plateau in the south. It reaches its maximum elevation of 1,985 m at the Mount Sidi Amar, near Bordj Bounaama at about 60 km west of Tissemsilt. Other important summits are Achaoun (1850 m), Sidi Abdelkader, Mount Tamedrara and Kef Siga. The mountain range area is inhabited by Berbers.[2]
Protected areas
Although part of its slopes have been used traditionally to grow cereals, the range still has relatively large natural Atlas cedar forests.
The Théniet El Had National Park is a protected area located in the foothills of the Ouarsenis Range.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Le Correspondant, p. 580
- ^ National Parks in Algeria - Algeria Channel, p. 580
External links
Media related to Ouarsenis at Wikimedia Commons
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| Saharan Atlas | |
| Saharan massifs | |
| Peaks | |
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