Babor Mountains
The Babor Range (Arabic: جبل البابور; Kabyle: Idurar n Babuṛ) is a mountain range of the Tell Atlas in Algeria. The highest point of the range is 2,004 m high Mount Babor.[2]
| Babor Range | |
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| جبل البابور / Idurar n ibabuṛen | |
 View of the Babor Range near Bouqaa | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Babor |
| Elevation | 2,004 m (6,575 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°33′0″N 5°28′0″E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Babor Range | |
| Parent range | Tell Atlas |
The Babor Range, together with the neighboring Bibans, is part of the mountainous natural region of Petite Kabylie.[3]
Ecology
There is a protected area in the range, the Djebel Babor Nature Reserve, known for birdwatching.[4] It is also one of the few remaining habitats for the endangered Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus.[5]
Features
View of Mansoura, Bordj-Bou-Arreridj Province
The Air Algerie Boeing 737-2T4/Adv named "Monts des Babors"
References
- Google Earth
- Chaîne des Babors - Larousse.fr
- Encyclopédie berbère - Kabylie : Géographie
- African Birding Resources, 2008
- C. Michael Hogan, 2008
External links
- African Birding Resources (2008) Algeria: Hotspots
- C. Michael Hogan, (2008) Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Strõmberg
| Tell Atlas |
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| Saharan Atlas |
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| Saharan massifs | |
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