Hoggar Mountains

Also known as Hoggar

highland region in Algeria

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The Hoggar Mountains are a highland region located in Algeria in North Africa. This mountainous area is significant as part of Algeria's diverse geography and terrain.

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Encyclopedic overview

The Hoggar Mountains (Arabic: جبال هقار, romanized: Jibāl Haqqār; Berber: idurar n Ahaggar) are a highland region in the central Sahara in southern Algeria, along the Tropic of Cancer, and cover an area of approximately 550,000 km.

The mountains are home to the Ahaggar Cultural Park (from 1987 to 2011 Ahaggar National Park). The tallest peak in the range and Algeria, Mount Tahat, is located in the park area, which covers approximately 450,000 square kilometres (170,000 sq mi).

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