Lochaber (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Abar) is a name applied to a part of the Scottish Highlands. Lochaber is now also used to refer to a much wider area, one of the 16 ward management areas of the Highland Council of Scotland and one of eight former local government districts of the two-tier Highland region. The main town of Lochaber is Fort William. Other moderate sized settlements in Lochaber include Mallaig, Ballachulish and Glen Coe.
