abstract:The Middle Atlas (Amazigh: Atlas Anammas ⴰⵟⵍⴰⵙ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ is part of the Atlas mountain range lying in Morocco, a mountainous country with more than 100,000 km² or 15% of its landmass rising above 2,000 metres. The Middle Atlas is the northernmost of three Atlas Mountains chains that define a large plateaued basin extending eastward into Algeria.