Hodna Mountains | |
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جبل حضنة / Monts du Hodna | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Djebel Tachrirt |
Elevation | 1902 |
Coordinates | 35°49′0″N 4°51′0″E / 35.81667°N 4.85000°E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 90 km (56 mi) ESE/WNW |
Width | 22 km (14 mi) NNE/SSW |
Geography | |
Country | Algeria |
Provinces | M'Sila, Batna and Sétif |
Parent range | Saharan Atlas |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
The Hodna Mountains (Arabic: جبال حضنة, French: Monts du Hodna) are a mountain massif in northeastern Algeria. It rises on the northern side of the Hodna natural region in the M'Sila Province, near the town of Maadid around 200 km southeast of Algiers. These mountains are one of the ranges of the Saharan Atlas, part of the Atlas Mountain System.