Babor Mountains

Babor Range
جبل البابور / Idurar n ibabuṛen
View of the Babor Range near Bougaa
Highest point
PeakMount Babor
Elevation2,004 m (6,575 ft)
Coordinates36°33′0″N 5°28′0″E / 36.55000°N 5.46667°E / 36.55000; 5.46667[1]
Geography
Parent rangeTell 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 Mount Babor.[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

See also

References

  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ Chaîne des Babors - Larousse.fr
  3. ^ Encyclopédie berbère - Kabylie : Géographie
  4. ^ African Birding Resources, 2008
  5. ^ C. Michael Hogan, 2008


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