High Atlas
The High Atlas is a region in Morocco covering the mountain range and surrounding destinations such as Marrakech. It's a regular destination for mountain hikers, ski enthusiasts, or travellers interested in the indigenous Berber culture found throughout its many peaks and valleys.Tap on the map to travel |
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Popular Destinations
Marrakech
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Marrakech, also spelt Marrakesh, is one of the imperial cities of Morocco.
Aït-Benhaddou
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Aït Benhaddou is a historic ighrem or ksar along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh in Morocco.
Tinerhir
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Tinghir, sometimes known as Tinerhir, is a city in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet, south of the High Atlas and north of the Little Atlas in central Morocco.
Destinations
Amizmiz
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Amizmiz is a small town in Morocco approximately 55 kilometers south of Marrakech.
Asni
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Asni is a small town in the foothills of the High Atlas mountains in Morocco.
Ourika Valley
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Ourika River is a river in Morocco, at 31°24′00″N 7°47′00″W / 31.4°N 7.783333°W.
Setti Fatma
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Setti Fatma is a small village in the Ourika Valley in Morocco.
Oukaimeden
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Oukaimeden is a ski resort in the High Atlas. It is one of the few places in Morocco where skiing is possible, and it also boasts the highest ski lift in Africa.
Imlil
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Imlil is a village in the High Atlas Mountains in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco.
Tacheddirt
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Tacheddirt is a small village high up in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.
Tabant
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Tabant is a small town and rural commune in Azilal Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco.
Zaouiat Ahansal
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Zaouiat Ahansal is a small town and rural commune in Azilal Province of the Tadla-Azilal region of Morocco.
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High Atlas
- Type: Mountain range
- Description: mountain range in central Morocco
- Location: Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of centre
31.06° or 31° 3' 36" northLongitude of centre
-7.9° or 7° 54' westElevation
2,151 metres (7,057 feet)OpenStreetMap ID
node 5073374822OpenStreetMap Feature
natural=mountain_rangeGeoNames ID
2547766Wikidata ID
Q584279High Atlas Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Abkhazian: Aṭlas ameqqran
- Afrikaans: Groot-Atlas
- Arabic: الأطلس الكبير
- Arabic: الاطلس الكبير
- Arabic: جبال الأطلس الكبير
- Basque: Atlas Garaia
- Belarusian: Высокі Атлас
- Belarusian: Высокі Атляс
- Bulgarian: Висок Атлас
- Catalan: Alt Atles
- Cebuano: Haut Atlas
- Chinese: 大阿特拉斯山脈
- Chinese: 高阿特拉斯山脈
- Czech: Vysoký Atlas
- Danish: Høje Atlas
- Dutch: Hoge Atlas
- English: Grand Atlas
- Esperanto: Alta Atlaso
- Estonian: Kõrg-Atlas
- French: Haut-Atlas
- French: Haut Atlas
- Georgian: მაღალი ატლასი
- German: Hoher Atlas
- Greek: Υψηλός Άτλας
- Hebrew: אזור הרי האטלס הצפוני
- Hungarian: Magas-Atlasz
- Indonesian: Atlas Tinggi
- Italian: Alto Atlante
- Japanese: オートアトラス山脈
- Japanese: ハイ・アトラス山脈
- Japanese: 高アトラス
- Japanese: 高アトラス山脈
- Kabyle: Aṭlas ameqqran
- Ladin: Atlas Aut
- Lithuanian: Aukštasis Atlasas
- Norwegian Bokmål: Høye Atlas
- Persian: اطلس بزرگ
- Polish: Atlas Wysoki
- Portuguese: Alto Atlas
- Russian: Высокий Атлас
- Serbo-Croatian: Aṭlas Mqqurn
- Serbo-Croatian: Visoki Atlas
- Slovak: Vysoký Atlas
- Spanish: Alto Atlas
- Swedish: Haut Atlas
- Swedish: Höga Atlas
- Tachelhit: Aṭlas Mqqurn
- Turkish: Yukarı Atlaslar
- Turkish: Yüksek Atlas Dağları
- Ukrainian: Високий Атлас
- Urdu: اطلس کبیر
- Venetian: Alto Atlante
- Walloon: Grand Atlasse
- Walloon: Hôt Atlasse
- Welsh: Atlas Uchel
- Great Atlas
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page High Atlas. Photo: China Crisis, CC BY-SA 3.0.