Amour Mountains
mountains, Algeria
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The Amour Mountains are a range within the Saharan Atlas, which is part of the larger Atlas Mountains system in northern Algeria. These mountains are situated in the High Plateaus region, northwest of the salt lake Chott El-Chergui. The Amour Mountains are characterized by terraced limestone plateaus dissected by deep ravines and are sparsely populated. They represent a series of ranges that decline in elevation from west to east, with higher summits found in the Aurès Mountains to the east.123
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