High Plateaus of Algeria
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The High Plateaus of Algeria are an extensive semi-arid inland region of steppe and plains lying between Algeria’s coastal mountain ranges and the Sahara Desert.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Plateaus of northeastern Algeria | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ steppe region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Saharan Atlas to the south
ⓘ
Tellian Atlas to the north ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic |
cold winters
ⓘ
frequent droughts ⓘ hot summers ⓘ |
| contains |
seasonal salt lakes
ⓘ
shallow depressions ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| dominantLandscape |
plains
ⓘ
steppe ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
livestock herding
ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| ecoregionType | Mediterranean dry steppe ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 800–1200 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| extendsParallelTo | Mediterranean coast of Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology | sedimentary basins and plains ⓘ |
| hydrology | endorheic basins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continental temperature extremes
ⓘ
low and irregular rainfall ⓘ |
| landUse |
cereal cultivation
ⓘ
extensive pastoralism ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Arabic-speaking Algeria
ⓘ
Berber-speaking Algeria ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Algerian coastal mountain ranges
ⓘ
Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Saharan Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ Tell Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCrops |
barley
ⓘ
wheat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlas Mountains system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maghreb steppe belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Batna Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Djelfa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Laghouat Province NERFINISHED ⓘ M’Sila Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Sétif Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiaret Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Saharan region of Algeria
ⓘ
Tell region of Algeria ⓘ |
| strategicRole | transition zone between Mediterranean and Saharan climates ⓘ |
| typicalVegetation |
drought-resistant shrubs
ⓘ
steppe grasses ⓘ |
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High Plateaus of northeastern Algeria