Middle Atlas

The Middle Atlas region of covers the mountain range as well as nearby cities such as Fez and Meknes.
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Top destinations include Fez and Meknes.

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is a city in that is famous for being home to the world's oldest university, dating to 859, and the world's oldest continuously-operating library, dating to 1359.

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is a city in the Middle Atlas region of . is a vibrant, modern city bustling with nightlife, restaurants and an impressive imperial city created in the 17th century by King Moulay Ismaïl, with numerous historical monuments and natural sites; it is also the nearest city to the Roman ruins of Volubilis.

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is a city in the Middle Atlas region of northern . With an approximate population of 13,558, the capital of in the region of Fès-Meknès is located at an elevation of more than 1,650 m.

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is a city in northern occupying the corridor between the mountains and Middle Atlas mountains, about 120 km east of and 150 km south of .

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or Zerhoun is located north of and is considered the holiest city of .

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is a city in , located the high plateau between the Middle Atlas and mountain ranges. With a population of 62,648 recorded in the 2024 Moroccan census, it is the capital and namesake of .

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is a mid-sized Berber town in the Ifrane National Park in the Middle Atlas.

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M'rirt is a city in , , . According to the 2024 Moroccan census, it had a population of 46,285.

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is a town in , , . At the 2004 census, it had a population of 5,947.

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is a city in the Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco.

Middle Atlas

Latitude of center
33.557° or 33° 33′ 25″ north
Longitude of center
-3.9° or 3° 54′ west
Elevation
1,921 metres (6,302 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5132947021
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
2541692
Wiki­data ID
Q1433137
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Middle Atlas” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Sentraal-Atlas”
  • Arabic: “الأطلس المتوسط”
  • Arabic: “الاطلس المتوسط”
  • Arabic: “جبال الأطلس المتوسط”
  • Basque: “Atlas Ertaina”
  • Bengali: “মধ্য অ্যাটলাস”
  • Bulgarian: “Среден Атлас”
  • Catalan: “Atles Mitjà”
  • Cebuano: “Moyen Atlas”
  • Chinese: “中阿特拉斯山脈”
  • Czech: “Střední Atlas”
  • Danish: “Mellematlas”
  • Dutch: “Midden-Atlas”
  • Esperanto: “Mez-Atlaso”
  • Esperanto: “Meza Atlaso”
  • French: “Moyen Atlas”
  • French: “Moyen-Atlas”
  • Georgian: “შუა ატლასი”
  • German: “Mittlerer Atlas”
  • Hausa: “Tsaunin Atlas”
  • Hebrew: “אזור הרי האטלס התיכון”
  • Igbo: “Middle Atlas”
  • Indonesian: “Atlas Tengah”
  • Italian: “Medio Atlante”
  • Japanese: “ミドルアトラス山脈”
  • Japanese: “モワヤンアトラス山脈”
  • Japanese: “中央アトラス”
  • Japanese: “中央アトラス山脈”
  • Kabyle: “Aṭlas alemmas”
  • Ladin: “Atlas Mesan”
  • Lithuanian: “Vidurinis Atlasas”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “لأطلس لمتوسط”
  • Persian: “اطلس میانی”
  • Polish: “Atlas Średni”
  • Portuguese: “Atlas Médio”
  • Portuguese: “Médio Atlas”
  • Romanian: “Atlasul Mijlociu”
  • Russian: “Средний Атлас”
  • Slovak: “Stredný Atlas”
  • Slovenian: “Srednji Atlas”
  • Spanish: “Atlas Medio”
  • Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⴰⵟⵍⴰⵙ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ”
  • Swedish: “Mellanatlas”
  • Swedish: “Moyen Atlas”
  • Tachelhit: “Aṭlas Anammas”
  • Turkish: “Orta Atlas Dağları”
  • Ukrainian: “Середній Атлас”
  • Urdu: “اطلس متوسط”
  • Venetian: “Medio Atlante”
  • Walloon: “Mîtrin Atlasse”
  • Walloon: “Moyinatlasse”
  • Welsh: “Atlas Canol”

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