Aurès Mountains

Aures Mountains
جبال الأوراس
Mountain landscape at Hammam Essalihine
Highest point
PeakDjebel Chélia
Elevation2,328 m (7,638 ft)
Coordinates35°19′05″N 6°38′13″E / 35.31806°N 6.63694°E / 35.31806; 6.63694
Geography
CountryAlgeria
Provinces
Parent rangeAtlas Mountains

The Aures Mountains (Arabic: جبال الأوراس, known in antiquity as Latin: Aurasius Mons) are a subrange of the Saharan Atlas in northeastern Algeria. The mountain range gives its name to the mountainous natural and historical region of the Aurès.