Saharan Atlas — ▪ mountains, Africa French Atlas Saharien, part of the chain of Atlas Mountains, extending across northern Africa from Algeria into Tunisia. The principal ranges from west to east are the Ksour, Amour, Ouled Naïl, Zab, Aurès, and Tébessa … Universalium
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