Aïr Mountains
The Aïr Mountains or Aïr Massif is a triangular massif, located in northern Niger, within the Sahara. Part of the West Saharan montane xeric woodlands ecoregion, they rise to more than 1,800 m and extend over 84,000 km2.Photo: NASA, Public domain.
- Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 766 metres
- Description: mountain range in Niger
- Also known as: “Asben”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès.
Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès
Volcano
Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès is the highest mountain in Niger. Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès is located in the south central Aïr Mountains, and is at the northern end of the Bagzane plateau.
Aïr Mountains
Latitude
17.85° or 17° 51′ northLongitude
8.75° or 8° 45′ eastElevation
766 metres (2,513 feet)Open location code
7F9CRQX2+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 5836432885OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_range
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Satellite Map
Discover Aïr Mountains from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Aïr Mountains” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Aïr”
- Arabic: “جبال آير”
- Arabic: “جبال إير”
- Asturian: “Montes d’Air”
- Basque: “Aïr mendiak”
- Belarusian: “Аір”
- Bulgarian: “Аир”
- Catalan: “Abzin”
- Catalan: “Aïr”
- Catalan: “Ayăr”
- Catalan: “Ayr”
- Catalan: “Azbin”
- Catalan: “Massís de l’Aïr”
- Cebuano: “Massif de l’Aïr”
- Chechen: “Аир (акъари)”
- Chechen: “Аир”
- Chinese: “埃尔山脉”
- Chinese: “埃爾山脈”
- Chinese: “艾尔高原”
- Chinese: “艾爾高原”
- Croatian: “Aïr planine”
- Croatian: “Aïr”
- Czech: “Aïr”
- Czech: “pohoří Aïr”
- Czech: “Pohoří Aïr”
- Danish: “Air Massif”
- Danish: “Airbjergene”
- Danish: “Aïrbjergene”
- Danish: “Azbine”
- Dutch: “Aïr”
- Dutch: “Airgebergte”
- Dutch: “Aïrgebergte”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال آير”
- Esperanto: “Aïr-montaro”
- Finnish: “Air-vuoret”
- Finnish: “Aïr-vuoret”
- Finnish: “Air-vuoristo”
- Finnish: “Aïr”
- Finnish: “Airvuoristo”
- Finnish: “Aïrvuoristo”
- French: “Aïr”
- French: “Massif de l’Air”
- French: “massif de l’Aïr”
- French: “Massif de l’Aïr”
- Galician: “Montañas de Aïr”
- Georgian: “აირის მთები”
- German: “Abzin”
- German: “Air-Gebirge”
- German: “Aïr-Gebirge”
- German: “Aïr”
- Greek: “Όρη Ααΐρ”
- Hausa: “Tsaunukan Air”
- Hebrew: “הרי אייר”
- Hindi: “एयर पर्वत और तेनेरे राष्ट्रीय उद्यान”
- Hungarian: “Aïr”
- Igbo: “Aïr Mountains”
- Indonesian: “Pegunungan Aïr”
- Italian: “Aïr”
- Italian: “Massiccio dell’Air”
- Italian: “Massiccio dell’Aïr”
- Japanese: “アイル山地”
- Kabyle: “Idurar n Ayer”
- Korean: “아이르산맥”
- Ladin: “Crëps de Aïr”
- Latvian: “Aira plato”
- Lithuanian: “Airas”
- Lithuanian: “Airo kalnai”
- Lithuanian: “Ayras”
- Luxembourgish: “Aïr”
- Mingrelian: “აირიშ გვალეფი”
- Nepali: “एयर र टेनेर राष्ट्रिय प्राकृतिक आरक्ष”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Aïr”
- Norwegian: “Aïr”
- Persian: “کوهستان آیر”
- Polish: “Aïr”
- Polish: “Aīr”
- Portuguese: “Aïr”
- Portuguese: “Maciço de Aïr”
- Portuguese: “Montanhas Aïr”
- Portuguese: “Montanhas de Air”
- Portuguese: “Montanhas de Aïr”
- Russian: “Азбин”
- Russian: “Аир”
- Russian: “Асбен”
- Serbian: “Abzin”
- Serbian: “Ayăr”
- Serbian: “Azbin”
- Serbian: “Аир”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Aïr”
- Slovak: “Abzen”
- Slovak: “Aïr”
- Slovak: “Azben”
- Slovak: “Azbin”
- Slovak: “Azbine”
- Slovak: “Massif de l’Aïr”
- Spanish: “Montanas de Air”
- Spanish: “Montañas de Air”
- Spanish: “Montes Aïr”
- Swahili: “Milima Air”
- Swedish: “Aïr”
- Thai: “มวลเขาสูงไอร์”
- Turkish: “Aïr Dağları”
- Ukrainian: “Аїр”
- Urdu: “جبال عیر”
- Venetian: “Aïr”
- Vietnamese: “Dãy núi Aïr”
- Waray (Philippines): “Kabubkiran Aïr”
- Waray (Philippines): “Kabugkiran Aïr”
- Yue Chinese: “艾爾高原”
- “Aïr Mountains”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Goumous Namadal and Talat N’Toutous.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Téguézélit and Bagzane-n-Âmmas.
Niger: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Niamey, Agadez, Maradi, and W National Park.
Curious Places to Discover
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