Ouarsenis
| Ouarsenis Range | |
|---|---|
| Adrar en Warsnis ⵡⴰⵔⵙⵏⵉⵙ / Ouarsnis / الونشريس | |
.jpg) View of the Ouarsenis Range near Tamalehat Commune | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Sidi Amar |
| Elevation | 1,985 m (6,512 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35°52′0″N 1°37′0″E / 35.86667°N 1.61667°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Ouarsenis Range NW Algeria | |
| Parent range | Tell Atlas |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Miocene |
The Ouarsenis or Ouanchariss (
.Geography
The range is located at about 80 km south of the
Berbers.[3]
Fauna
The mountain forests are home to several animals such as wolves, foxes, caracals, boars, hyenas, hedgehogs. The area was previously inhabited by lions and panthers. Jean Auguste Margueritte reported that a single person from Beni Mahrez tribe near Theniet El Hed killed 14 lions and 3 panthers in the 1840s.
Protected areas
Although part of its slopes have been used traditionally to grow cereals, the range still has relatively large natural
Atlas cedar
forests.
The Théniet El Had National Park is a protected area located in the foothills of the Ouarsenis Range.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ [1]
- ^ Le Correspondant, p. 580
- ^ National Parks in Algeria - Algeria Channel, p. 580
External links
Media related to Ouarsenis at Wikimedia Commons
