Atlas Mountains

High Atlas, Middle Atlas and Anti-Atlas

The High Atlas rising behind the Agafay desert

The High Atlas rising behind the Agafay desert. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Atlas runs the length of Morocco in three ranges: the High Atlas with North Africa's highest peaks, the Middle Atlas with its cedar forests and macaques, and the Anti-Atlas with its granite villages. The mountains are Berber country, and the valleys are the cultural heart of rural Morocco.

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