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Atlas Mountains
- Atlas Mountains
The vast highlands of North Africa, the Atlas Mountains span three countries and separate the southern rim of the Mediterranean basin from the Sahara Desert. They extend for more than 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. - Among the Berbers
Journeys through Morocco's High Atlas mountains in the company of Berbers who make up the majority of the population in Morocco. First language of Muslim Berbers which is Tamazight; How until recently more Moroccans called themselves Arabs and suppressed their Berber heritage; Berbers who left the cities to farm who were able to preserve their identity; Details of the author's two month, 400 mile trek through the High Atlas mountains; Various family and religious gatherings and occasions which were witnessed; How much the Berber existence relies on money sent from the cities.
Atlas Mountains Communities
- MoroccoThe Kingdom of Morocco is located at the western end of North Africa. Known to the Arabs as al-Maghreb al-Aqsa, or “the farthest west,” it was the center of Berber Islamic kingdoms that once included much of Spain and North Africa. France established a protectorate over Morocco in 1912 and granted independence in 1956.
- The Atlas Mountains: Morocco's hidden travel gemImlil, Morocco (CNN)The Atlas Mountains have long been home to some of North Africa's most remote villages.
- AlgeriaSituated on the north coast of Africa, Algeria is the largest country of the continent, but about four fifths of its land area is in the Sahara Desert. The country’s Mediterranean coastline extends about 620 miles (1,000 kilometers). Algeria is bordered by Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Western Sahara, and Morocco.
- TunisiaThe smallest North African country, Tunisia is located at the eastern end of the Maghreb (the northern tip of Africa), forming a wedge of territory between Algeria and Libya. Tunisia was the site of ancient Carthage and, as the province of Ifriqiyah, or Africa Minor, was a keystone of Arab and Turkish empires in North Africa.