ɪɾ ɪz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪnðɪ ɐmˈʊɹ ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌvðə sˈæhæɹən ˈætləs, æɾ ɐn ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃən ʌv , wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪks ɪt wˈʌn ʌvðə hˈaɪɪst tˈaʊnz ɪn ældʒˈɪɹiə.
It is located in the Amour Range of the Saharan Atlas, at an elevation of , which makes it one of the highest towns in Algeria.