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Hoggar Mountains
Landscape of the Assekrem region in the Hoggar in Tamanrasset Province
Highest point
PeakMount Tahat
Elevation2,908 m (9,541 ft)
Coordinates23°17′20″N 05°32′01″E / 23.28889°N 5.53361°E / 23.28889; 5.53361
Naming
Native name
  • جبال هقار (Arabic)
  • Idurar n Uhaggar (Berber languages)
Geography
Hoggar Mountains is located in Algeria
Hoggar Mountains
Hoggar Mountains
Location in southern Algeria
CountryAlgeria
Hoggar National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Locator map
LocationTamanrasset Province, Algeria
Nearest cityTamanrasset
Coordinates22°08′N 6°10′E / 22.133°N 6.167°E / 22.133; 6.167
Area450,000 km2 (170,000 sq mi)
Established1987
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The Hoggar Mountains (Arabic: جبال هقار, Berber: idurar n Ahaggar) are a highland region in the central Sahara in southern Algeria, along the Tropic of Cancer. The mountains cover an area of approximately 550,000 km2.[1]

The Hoggar Mountains are home to the Ahaggar National Park, one of the national parks of the country.[2] 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).[2]

  1. ^ Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.
  2. ^ a b "Ahaggar National Park, Saharan Algeria Region, Algeria". Algeria.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

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