Ougarta Range
Mountain range in Béchar Province, Algeria
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::summary Mountain range in Béchar Province, Algeria ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain range"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ougarta Range |
| other_name | سلاسل الوقارتة |
| photo | ISS-61 Ougarta Range, Algeria.jpg |
| photo_caption | Parts of the Ougarta Range, as seen from the ISS |
| country | Algeria |
| region_type | Province |
| region | Béchar Province |
| length_km | 250 |
| length_orientation | northwest-southeast |
| width_km | 50 |
| highest | Djebel Bet Touaris |
| elevation_m | 890 |
| range_coordinates | |
| geology | |
| map_image | Algeria Topography-Chaines Ougarta.png |
| map_caption | Location of the Ougarta Range in Algeria |
| :: |
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Ougarta Range or Mountains of Ougarta (, ) are a mountain range in the Saoura area of southwestern Algeria. The range is oriented from northwest to southeast, and extends over a length of 250 km to a maximum width of 50 km.
The highest point of the Ougarta Range is Djebel Bet Touaris (elevation 890 m), located in the extreme northwest of the chain. The other major peaks are Djebel Rhennouma (867 m) and Djebel Berga Saida (855 m), both located in the northwest.
The remaining peaks have an altitude between 772 m (northwest) and 602 m (southeast).
The Ougarta Range is surrounded:
- to the northeast by the Grand Erg Occidental (the valley of Oued Saoura is the boundary between the two geographical areas);
- to the northwest by the Erg Er Raoui.
The Ougarta Range is named after the village and oasis of Ougarta, which lies amongst the mountains. Other towns lying next to the range are the village of Zerhamra in the northwest, and Béni Ikhlef and Kerzaz in the southeast.
References
References
- Fernand Joly, Yvette Dewolf, Pierre Freytet, André Simonin, Gabriel Rougerie, ''[http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rga_0035-1121_1991_num_79_1_3588 Les monts d'Ougarta]'', 1991
- Carte IGN, Béchar NH-30, 1/1000000, 1968.
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