Atlas Mountains
About Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains extend some 2,500km across northwestern Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, separating the Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline from the Sahara Desert. Actually a series of ranges with diverse terrain, climates and wildlife, the Atlas are dotted with Berber villages and riven with canyons and ravines. The highest peak is 4,167m Toubkal, which lies within Morocco's Toubkal National Park.
Morocco earthquake: Sisters' nightmares and a plea for lipstick
...By Sally NabilBBC Arabic, High Atlas Mountains, MoroccoClinging to her dream of becoming a dentist, 12-year-old Malak is desperate for her life to return to normal after the devastating earthquake that struck Morocco two weeks ago...
Morocco earthquake turns mountain village to field of boulders
...By Tom BatemanIn the High Atlas Mountains, MoroccoA dog called Colin scampers across the earthquake s wreckage in Morocco s remote mountain village of Douzrou...
Morocco earthquake: Young volunteers answer desperate calls for help
... Milk, nappies, jam and bedding are all being passed along human chains, loaded into trucks destined for villages dotted across the Atlas Mountains...
Morocco earthquake: One community's search for its last victim
...By Alice Cuddy in the Atlas MountainsBBC NewsIn the village of Ouirgane in the Atlas Mountains, residents gather on piles of debris around the home of a mother and daughter buried underneath...
Morocco earthquake: 'We need help from whomever will give it'
...By Nick BeakeBBC News, Ait HmidIn the tiny village of Algou, high in the Atlas Mountains, screams came from under the rubble in the terrifying moments after the earthquake...
Morocco earthquake: Villagers' hopes waning in search for survivors
... 8 magnitude tremor hit the High Atlas Mountains south of Marrakesh, and destroyed many rural and remote villages...
Morocco earthquake: 'I had to choose between my parents and son'
... The goat herder from a tiny community in the Atlas Mountains says he is haunted by the decision he had to make...
Morocco earthquake: Baby starts life in tent as quake victims await aid
... With their new-born, Khadija and her husband tried to take a taxi early on Saturday to their home in Taddart in the Atlas Mountains, about 65km (40 miles) from Marrakesh...
