Auto Atlas [Mountains] - Auto Atlas

Japanese: オート・アトラス[山脈] - おーとあとらす
Auto Atlas [Mountains] - Auto Atlas

The name Atlas was given to this area by Europeans because they believed it to be the home of Atlas in Greek mythology. In Morocco, the largest of the Atlas Mountains is the Haute Atlas, with the Anti-Atlas to the southwest and the Middle Atlas to the northeast. The Berbers live semi-nomadic and transhumant lifestyles in the mountains, and also farm in the valleys.

*Some of the terminology that mentions the "Haute Atlas Mountains" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アトラスの名は,ヨーロッパ人がここをギリシア神話のアトラスのすみかとみなして名づけたもの。モロッコではアトラス山脈中最大のオート・アトラスを中心に,南西にアンティ・アトラス,北東に中部アトラスが走る。山中ではベルベルが半遊牧や移牧を営み,谷底では農耕も行っている。…

※「オート・アトラス[山脈]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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