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Algeria

Terrain

• Mountains: Tell Atlas, Saharan Atlas, Hoggar Mountains (Hoggar peaks rise over 9,500 ft/2,900 m)
• Beaches: Mediterranean coastline (Algiers, Oran, Bejaia, Tipaza, Annaba)
• Rivers: Chelif (longest), Soummam, El Harrach, Seybouse
• Lakes: Chott Melrhir, Chott el Hodna, Lake Oubeira
• Waterfalls: Cascades d’El-Ourit (Tlemcen), Kefrida Falls (Bejaia)
• Desert: Sahara—vast dunes, oases, rock plateaus
• Forests: National parks (Gouraya, Chréa, El Kala)
• Canyons: Rhoufi Canyon (Aurès Mountains)
• Natural Resources: Oil, gas, iron ore, phosphates, zinc, lead, mercury, gold, uranium

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