Ksour Range | |
---|---|
جبال القصور | |
View of the Ksour Range from near Ain Sefra
|
|
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Issa |
Elevation | 2,236 m (7,336 ft) |
Coordinates | 32°52′0″N 0°29′0″E / 32.86667°N 0.48333°ECoordinates: 32°52′0″N 0°29′0″E / 32.86667°N 0.48333°E |
Geography | |
Countries | Algeria and Morocco |
Parent range | Saharan Atlas |
The Ksour Range or Kçour Range (Arabic: جبال القصور, French: Monts des Ksour or Djebel Ksour) is a mountain range in Algeria. Stretching across the provinces of Béchar and El Bayadh it is the westernmost range of the Saharan Atlas, with the Amour Range further east.
The range extends between Figuig Province in the Oriental Region of Morocco near the Moroccan/Algerian border and El Bayadh municipality in Algeria. The range pattern continues westwards as the High Atlas. The highest summit of the range is 2,236 m high Mount Issa or Djebel Aïssa (جبل عيسى).
Neolithic art in the form of engraved stones representing animals such as horses and elephants is found in different caves and walls throughout the range such as in Thyout.
The Djebel Aissa National Park is a protected area within the limits of the mountain range since 2003.