Which mountain range contains Jebel Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa?
Answer
Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains contain Jebel Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa.
Jebel Toubkal reaches 4,167 metres in Morocco’s High Atlas, the highest subdivision of the Atlas system. The range stretches across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, separating the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal regions from the Sahara.
The Atlas system is usually divided into several ranges, including the High Atlas, Middle Atlas, Anti-Atlas, Tell Atlas, and Saharan Atlas. Toubkal belongs specifically to the High Atlas, near the village of Imlil and the Toubkal National Park.
The mountains have shaped settlement, farming, and travel across the Maghreb for thousands of years. Their name is linked to Atlas from Greek mythology, although the modern geographic term refers to the broad mountain system rather than one single ridge.