Editing Atlas Mountains (section)

===High Atlas===
[[Image:AtlasOasis.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|High Atlas, Morocco]]
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The High Atlas in central Morocco rises in the west at the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic coast]] and stretches in an eastern direction to the Moroccan-Algerian border. It has several peaks over {{convert|4000|m|ft|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}, including the highest summit in North Africa, [[Toubkal]] ({{convert|4167|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}), and further east Ighil [[m'Goun]] ({{convert|4071|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}), the second major summit of the range. At the Atlantic and to the southwest, the range drops abruptly and makes a transition to the coast and the Anti-Atlas range. To the north, in the direction of [[Marrakesh]], the range descends less abruptly. On the heights of [[Ouarzazate]] the massif is cut through by the [[Draa River|Draa Valley]] which opens southward. It is mainly inhabited by Berber people, who live in small villages and cultivate the high plains of the [[Ourika River|Ourika Valley]]. Near Barrage Cavagnac<ref>{{Citation|title= L'INGÉNIEUR CAVAGNAC, un nom bien connu des Anciens de Marrakech|url= http://mangin2marrakech.canalblog.com/archives/2017/04/11/35168981.html|access-date= 2018-01-01|archive-date= 2022-09-29|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220929034148/http://mangin2marrakech.canalblog.com/archives/2017/04/11/35168981.html|url-status= bot: unknown}}</ref> there is a [[hydroelectric]] [[dam]] that has created the artificial lake [[Lalla Takerkoust]]. The lake serves also as a source for fish for the local fishermen.

The largest villages and towns of the area are [[Ouarzazate]], [[Tahannaout]], [[Amizmiz]], [[Imlil, Atlas Mountains|Imlil]], [[Tin Mal]] and [[Ijoukak]].

[[File:Lake of Barrage Couvagnac Panoramic.jpg|thumb|upright=2.72|right|A panoramic picture of the artificial lake of Lalla Takerkoust near Barrage Cavagnac, with the [[hydroelectric]] [[dam]] (far right)]]

[[File:Panoramic view of typical Berber village (Morocco - High Atlas Mountains).jpg|thumb|upright=1.63|right|A panoramic view of typical Berber village in the [[Morocco|Moroccan]] part of the High Atlas]]