Babor Mountains

Babor Range is located in Algeria
Babor Range
Babor Range
Petite Kabylie, Algeria
Parent rangeTell Atlas

The Babor Range (Arabic: جبل البابور; Kabyle: Idurar n Babuṛ) is a mountain range of the Tell Atlas in Algeria. The highest point of the range is 2,004 m high Mount Babor.[2]

The Babor Range, together with the neighboring Bibans, is part of the mountainous natural region of Petite Kabylie.[3]

Ecology

There is a protected area in the range, the Djebel Babor Nature Reserve, known for birdwatching.[4] It is also one of the few remaining habitats for the endangered Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus.[5]

Features

See also

References

  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ Chaîne des Babors - Larousse.fr
  3. ^ Encyclopédie berbère - Kabylie : Géographie
  4. ^ African Birding Resources, 2008
  5. ^ C. Michael Hogan, 2008

External links

  • African Birding Resources (2008) Algeria: Hotspots
  • C. Michael Hogan, (2008) Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Strõmberg
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