<P> The Atlas Mountains ( Arabic : جبال الأطلس ‎ ‎ , jibāl al - ʾaṭlas ; Berber : ⵉⴷⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵟⵍⴰⵙ , idurar n waṭlas ) are a mountain range in the Maghreb . It stretches around 2,500 km ( 1,600 mi ) through Morocco , Algeria and Tunisia . The range 's highest peak is Toubkal , with an elevation of 4,167 metres ( 13,671 ft ) in southwestern Morocco . It separates the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert . The Atlas mountains are primarily inhabited by Berber populations . The terms for ' mountain ' in some Berber languages are adrar and adras , which are believed to be cognates of the toponym Atlas . </P>
<P> The Atlas Mountains ( Arabic : جبال الأطلس ‎ ‎ , jibāl al - ʾaṭlas ; Berber : ⵉⴷⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵟⵍⴰⵙ , idurar n waṭlas ) are a mountain range in the Maghreb . It stretches around 2,500 km ( 1,600 mi ) through Morocco , Algeria and Tunisia . The range 's highest peak is Toubkal , with an elevation of 4,167 metres ( 13,671 ft ) in southwestern Morocco . It separates the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert . The Atlas mountains are primarily inhabited by Berber populations . The terms for ' mountain ' in some Berber languages are adrar and adras , which are believed to be cognates of the toponym Atlas . </P>
mountain chain in africa running through morocco algeria and tunisia
mountain chain in africa running through morocco algeria and tunisia
Atlas Mountains
Atlas Mountains