The Hodna (Arabic: حضنة) is a natural region of Algeria located between the Tell and Saharan Atlas ranges at the eastern end of the Hautes Plaines.

It is characterized by the Chott El Hodna, an endorheic salt lake, in its centre with seasonal brackish and saline pools and marshes.

A thin film of water collects during wet seasons on the level terrain of the large lake basin, which becomes a salt flat when it dries.

[3] The Hodna is a steppe where the climate is harsh, with very dry summers, cold winters and very irregular precipitation.

The soil is poor and local agriculture is limited to the grazing of sheep and goats on grassy high plateau areas and to some cereal cultivation.