Hoggar Mountains | |
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![]() Landscape of the Assekrem region in the Hoggar in Tamanrasset Province | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Tahat |
Elevation | 2,908 m (9,541 ft) |
Coordinates | 23°17′20″N 05°32′01″E / 23.28889°N 5.53361°E |
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Geography | |
Country | Algeria |
Hoggar National Park | |
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![]() Locator map | |
Location | Tamanrasset Province, Algeria |
Nearest city | Tamanrasset |
Coordinates | 22°08′N 6°10′E / 22.133°N 6.167°E |
Area | 450,000 km2 (170,000 sq mi) |
Established | 1987 |
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The Hoggar Mountains (Arabic: جبال هقار (Ǧibāl Haqqār), Berber: idurar n Ahaggar) are a highland region in the central Sahara in southern Algeria, along the Tropic of Cancer. The mountains cover an area of approximately 550,000 km2.[1]
The Hoggar Mountains are home to the Ahaggar National Park, one of the national parks of the country.[2] 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).[2]