The Atlas Mountains is a mountain range which stretches across northwestern Africa extending about 2,500 km (1,600 mi) through Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. The highest peak is Jebel Toubkal, with an elevation of 4,167 metres (13,671 ft) in southwestern Morocco. The Atlas ranges separate the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert. The population of the Atlas Mountains is mainly Berbers. The terms for 'mountain' in some Berber languages are adrar and adras, believed to be cognate with the toponym.

Morocco from coast to mountains

Morocco, from the snow-clad Atlas mountains to the blue Atlantic Ocean Morocco is a wondrous, eyes-open glimpse of the wild and beautiful from snowclad mountains to the blue Atlantic. It’s an expedition into some of North Africa’s most stunning scenery with the desert on its doorstep and the craggy heights of the Atlas Mountains above. … Continue reading Morocco from coast to mountains

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