Atlas Mountains
North African mountain range
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Summary
Atlas Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of mountain range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,303 views/month, #18 of 2,807).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Morocco[3], Algeria[4], Tunisia[5]
- Continent: Africa[6]
- Location: North Africa[7]
- Part of: Alpide belt[8]
- Commons category: Atlas Mountains[9]
- Highest point: Jbel Toubkal[10]
- Coordinate location: 31.061944444444446, -7.916111111111111[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Atlas Mountains[12]
- Commons gallery: Atlas Mountains[13]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[20], The New Student's Reference Work[21], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22]
- Length: 2550[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 4165[24]
- Width: 300[25]
- Time period: Precambrian[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Atlas Mountains include Atlas (Amazigh)[28], a language family[29], in Morocco[30].
Why It Matters
Atlas Mountains has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for it include Atlas (Amazigh)[28], a language family[29], in Morocco[30].