Hodna Mountains
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.
| Hodna Mountains | |
|---|---|
| جبل حضنة / Monts du Hodna | |
The southern slope of the Hodna Mountains rising behind the Beni Hammad Fort | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Djebel Tachrirt |
| Elevation | 1902 |
| Coordinates | 35°49′0″N 4°51′0″E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 90 km (56 mi) ESE/WNW |
| Width | 22 km (14 mi) NNE/SSW |
| Geography | |
Hodna Mountains | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Provinces | M'Sila, Batna and Sétif |
| Parent range | Saharan Atlas |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
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