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Where does the Tell Atlas extend?

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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 Tell Atlas is a mountain range within the Atlas Mountains system that extends approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km) across North Africa.1

Its geographic reach spans from eastern Morocco, through Algeria, and into Tunisia. Specifically, the range begins in Morocco with the Rif mountains, which form an arc between Ceuta and Melilla. Moving eastward past the Moulouya River, the range continues through Algeria—featuring massifs such as the Great Kabylie—and concludes in Tunisia, where it comprises coastal hills and an inland plateau extending to Cape Bon.12