How far do the Atlas Mountains stretch from Agadir to Tunis?

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Map showing the Atlas Mountains across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia in North Africa, with color shading to indicate elevation changes. Major mountain ranges, cities, rivers, and physical features such as the High Atlas, Anti-Atlas, Saharan Atlas, and surrounding deserts are labeled. An inset locator map highlights the region's position in northern Africa. — Atlas Mountains The Atlas Mountains.

The Atlas Mountains stretch for more than 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) across northwestern Africa. This system of mountain ranges runs from the Moroccan port of Agadir in the southwest to the Tunisian capital of Tunis in the northeast.12