Babor Mountains
Babor Range | |
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جبل البابور / Idurar n ibabuṛen | |
![]() View of the Babor Range near | |
Highest point | |
Peak | |
Elevation | 2,004 m (6,575 ft) |
Coordinates | 36°33′0″N 5°28′0″E / 36.55000°N 5.46667°ECoordinates: 36°33′0″N 5°28′0″E / 36.55000°N 5.46667°E[1] |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Babor Range | |
Parent range | Tell Atlas |
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 .[2]
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"
See also[]
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
Categories:
- Mountain ranges of Algeria
- Algeria geography stubs