Dahra Range

Dahra Range
جبال الظهرة
View of the coastal Dahra Range in Cap Ténès
Highest point
PeakMount Zaccar (Miliana)
Elevation1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Coordinates36°35′0″N 1°40′0″E / 36.58333°N 1.66667°E / 36.58333; 1.66667[1]
Geography
Parent rangeTell Atlas

The Dahra Range (Arabic: جبال الظهرة) is a mountain range located in northern Algeria. 'Dahra' is an Arabic word meaning 'back'; in toponymy this term indicates a long plateau of lesser altitude.[2]

  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ E.B., « Dahra », in Encyclopédie berbère, 14