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Ksour Range

Coordinates: 32°52′0″N 0°29′0″E / 32.86667°N 0.48333°E / 32.86667; 0.48333
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Ksour Range
جبال القصور
View of the Ksour Range from near Ain Sefra
Highest point
PeakMount Issa
Elevation2,236 m (7,336 ft)
Coordinates32°52′0″N 0°29′0″E / 32.86667°N 0.48333°E / 32.86667; 0.48333[1]
Geography
Ksour Range is located in Algeria
Ksour Range
Ksour Range
CountriesAlgeria and Morocco
Parent rangeSaharan Atlas

The Ksour Range or Kçour Range (Arabic: جبال القصور, or Djebel Ksour) is a mountain range in Algeria. Stretching across the provinces of Béchar and El Bayadh, it is the westernmost range of the Saharan Atlas, with the Amour Range further east.[2]

Geography

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The range extends between Figuig Province in the Oriental Region of Morocco near the Moroccan/Algerian border and El Bayadh municipality in Algeria.[3] The range pattern continues westwards as the High Atlas. The highest summit of the range is 2,236 m high Mount Issa or Djebel Aïssa (جبل عيسى).

Rock art

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Neolithic art, in the form of engraved stones representing horses, elephants and other animals, is found in different caves and walls throughout the range (such as at Thyout).[4]

Protected areas

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The Djebel Aissa National Park is a protected area within the limits of the mountain range since 2003.[5]

Features

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Western foothills of the Ksour Range near Figuig
Neolithic rock engravings near Ain Sefra.
Street in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh, a town located below the southern slopes of the range.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ "Un gisement d'ostracodes non-marins dans l'Éocène inférieur du Djebel Amour, Atlas saharien central, Algérie". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  3. ^ Montagnes des Ksour - Géographie militaire
  4. ^ Lhote (Henri), Les gravures rupestres du Sud-oranais, Arts et Métiers graphiques, Paris, 1970
  5. ^ "Parc national de Djebel Aïssa". Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
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