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THE AHAGGAR IS a large mountainous\u00a0plateau<\/a>\u00a0region lying on the\u00a0TROPIC OF CANCER<\/a>\u00a0in the north-central\u00a0SAHARA DESERT<\/a>. It covers an area of 210,000 square mi (543,900 square km) which is about the size of\u00a0FRANCE<\/a>, or of\u00a0ARIZONA<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0NEW MEXICO<\/a>\u00a0combined. It is about 1,000 mi (1,609 km) east of the\u00a0ATLANTIC OCEAN<\/a>, 1,000 mi north of the\u00a0BIGHT OF BENIN<\/a>, and 1,000 mi south of the\u00a0MEDITERRANEAN SEA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most of the Ahaggar lies in southeast\u00a0ALGERIA<\/a>\u00a0about 900 mi (1,450 km) south of\u00a0Algiers<\/a>. However, small areas extend into\u00a0NIGER<\/a>\u00a0in the south and\u00a0LIBYA<\/a>\u00a0in the northeast. The Ahaggar is a part of the Mid-Sahara Rise, which stretches 1,300 mi (2,092 km) east to west and 965 mi (1,553 km) south to north. The Mid-Sahara Rise includes the Adrar des Iforhas Mountains in\u00a0MALI<\/a>\u00a0and the Massif de l’Air Mountains in Niger.<\/p>\n\"Ahaggar<\/picture>\n

The Sahara lies on the African\u00a0shield<\/a>, a thick pre-Cambrian crystalline base. Geological studies have concluded that about 300 million years ago violent\u00a0earthquakes<\/a>\u00a0of enormous proportions pushed up this central massif or plateau region of the\u00a0Sahara<\/a>. This was followed by volcanic eruptions that poured enormous beds of\u00a0basaltic<\/a>\u00a0lava over the area.<\/p>\n

The geologic activity underlying the Ahaggar plateau pushed its granite base up thousands of feet above the Sahara. The Ahaggar plateau’s height is above 3,000 ft (915 m). The geologic activity produced enormous cliffs and fissures. These were broken into strange formations. At the heart of the Ahaggar, volcanic eruptions produced pumice and lava beds in many areas, some of which are basaltic. There are also \u201corgan pipes\u201d or volcanic needles or spires of rock that may reach 1,000 ft (305 m) high.<\/p>\n

The Ahaggar Mountain chain, which is also called the Hoggar Mountains, is situated on top of the Ahaggar plateau. The plateau is like a platform covered with lava fields. The\u00a0Tuaregs<\/a>\u00a0call the platform the Atakor, while the\u00a0Arabs<\/a>\u00a0call it the Kudia. The Atakor platform averages 6,600 ft (2,012 m). At the heart of the Ahaggar chain is the Atakor range, which has extinct\u00a0volcanoes<\/a>\u00a0in many places that rise to about 9,000 ft (2,743 m). They rise from the plateau and are the highest portion of the plateau. At the center of the Ahaggar Mountains is the highest peak, Mount Tahat (9,573 feet or 2,918 m). Other peaks include Mount Atakor and Mount Assekrem, which is where the Berber Tuaregs locate the \u201cend of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

While most of the Ahaggar is waterless and totally bare of\u00a0vegetation<\/a>, there are occasional snows. In some places in deep ravines, there are verdant strips that can be seen on aerial photographs. There are two waterfalls in the Ahaggar. One is at Tamekrest and the other is at Imeleoulaouene. A variety of animals live in the mountains along with the nomads, mostly Tuaregs, who frequent the oases located in these rugged reaches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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