The Hautes Plaines region averages between 1,100 and 1,300 m in elevation in the west, dropping to 400 m in the east. The climate is characterized by very dry summers and cold winters. Generally the climate is so dry that these plains are sometimes thought of as part of the Sahara.
The plateau area is covered by alluvial debris formed when the mountains eroded. An occasional ridge projects through the alluvial cover to interrupt the monotony of the landscape.[1]
Water collects during the wet season on its level terrain, forming large shallow salt lakes which become salt flats as they dry. The largest of such lakes is the Chott Ech Chergui with a length of about 160 km located in the central section of the plains.[2] The Hodna region, with the Chott el Hodna lies at the eastern end of the Hautes Plaines.[3]
The main towns of the plateau are Bordj Bou Arreridj, Sétif, Tiaret, Djelfa and M'sila. The limits of the plains are not clearly defined, but administratively the territory falls within the following Algerian provinces:
Agriculture includes grazing of sheep and goats on grass in better-watered high plateau areas and the cultivation of some crops such as dry-land barley.[4]
hautes, plaines, high, plains, arabic, الهضاب, العليا, also, known, french, hauts, plateaux, steppe, like, natural, region, located, atlas, mountains, northern, algeria, stretches, more, than, east, northeast, west, southwest, direction, from, northeastern, mo. The Hautes Plaines High Plains Arabic الهضاب العليا also known in French as Hauts Plateaux is a steppe like natural region located in the Atlas Mountains in northern Algeria It stretches more than 600 km 370 mi in an east northeast west southwest direction from northeastern Morocco to the Aures It is a high plateau area consisting of undulating steppe like alluvial plains lying between the Tell and Saharan Atlas ranges Hautes PlainesNatural regionLandscape of the eastern Hautes Plaines near Ksar Sbahi Oum el Bouaghi ProvinceA map of northern Algeria showing the location of the Hautes PlainesCountryAlgeria and NE MoroccoElevation1 000 m 3 000 ft Winter in the Hautes Plaines near Ain Babouche Contents 1 Geography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGeography editThe Hautes Plaines region averages between 1 100 and 1 300 m in elevation in the west dropping to 400 m in the east The climate is characterized by very dry summers and cold winters Generally the climate is so dry that these plains are sometimes thought of as part of the Sahara The plateau area is covered by alluvial debris formed when the mountains eroded An occasional ridge projects through the alluvial cover to interrupt the monotony of the landscape 1 Water collects during the wet season on its level terrain forming large shallow salt lakes which become salt flats as they dry The largest of such lakes is the Chott Ech Chergui with a length of about 160 km located in the central section of the plains 2 The Hodna region with the Chott el Hodna lies at the eastern end of the Hautes Plaines 3 The main towns of the plateau are Bordj Bou Arreridj Setif Tiaret Djelfa and M sila The limits of the plains are not clearly defined but administratively the territory falls within the following Algerian provinces Eastern part The plateau on this side falls within the provinces of Setif Bordj Bou Arreridj Batna Khenchela Tebessa and Oum El Bouaghi Central part Djelfa Laghouat M Sila and Tissemsilt provinces Western part Tiaret Saida Naama and El Bayadh provinces Agriculture includes grazing of sheep and goats on grass in better watered high plateau areas and the cultivation of some crops such as dry land barley 4 See also editGeography of Algeria HodnaReferences edit Les Hautes Plaines algero marocaines et le Maroc central Magdi Masgidi amp Shafi Noor Islam Wetlands Management in Algeria A Case Study on Chott Ech Chergui Chott el Hodna lake Algeria Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 21 June 2013 Les hautes plaines steppiquesExternal links editPersee L evolution du nomadisme dans les hautes plaines Introduction Les hautes plaines de l Est de l Algerie34 00 N 0 30 E 34 000 N 0 500 E 34 000 0 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hautes Plaines amp oldid 1174011112, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
