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Mount Tahat
Highest point
Elevation	2,908 m (9,541 ft)
Prominence	2,328 m (7,638 ft)
Listing	Country high point List of mountains in Algeria Ultra Ribu
Coordinates	23°17′20″N 5°32′01″E / 23.28889°N 5.53361°E / 23.28889; 5.53361
Naming
Native name	جبل تاهات (Arabic)
Geography
Mount TahatLocation in Algeria
Location	Algeria
Parent range	Hoggar Mountains
Climbing
First ascent	1931

Mount Tahat (Arabic: جبل تاهات) is the highest mountain in Algeria. It sits at an elevation of 2,908 metres (9,541 ft). Other sources indicate an elevation of 3,003 metres (9,852 ft). Tahat is also the highest peak in the Hoggar Mountains. Its nearest city is Tamanrasset which is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) to the south.

Mount Tahat is of volcanic origin. It is located in an arid, rocky high plateau area of the central Sahara Desert. The Tuareg inhabit this region. To the north lie the Tassili n'Ajjer mountains, which contain cave paintings dating from a period between 8000 and 2000 BC. The rock art is pastoral, showing cattle breeding and hunting of animals that are today exclusively found in the southern Sahara's climate.

See also

• List of Ultras of Africa
• Atakor volcanic field

References

1. "World Ribus – Sahara Desert Ranges". World Ribus. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
2. "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Archived 2018-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
3. ^ "Tahat, Algeria". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
4. "Africa Ultra-Prominences". peaklist.org. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
5. "Tahat - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
6. "French Colonies - Algeria". www.discoverfrance.net. Archived from the original on 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

External links

• Mount Tahat Virtual Aerial Video

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