Hautes Plaines
The Hautes Plaines ("High Plains", Arabic: الهضاب العليا), also known in French as Hauts Plateaux, is a steppe-like natural region located in the Atlas Mountains in northern Algeria. It stretches more than 600 km (370 mi) in an east northeast – west southwest direction from northeastern Morocco to the Aures. It is a high plateau area consisting of undulating, steppe-like alluvial plains lying between the Tell and Saharan Atlas ranges.
Hautes Plaines | |
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Natural region | |
Landscape of the eastern Hautes Plaines near Ksar Sbahi, Oum el Bouaghi Province | |
A map of northern Algeria showing the location of the Hautes Plaines | |
| Country | Algeria and NE Morocco |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,000 ft) |
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