Tassili n'Ajjer - Wikipedia
Tassili n'Ajjer (Berber: Tassili n Ajjer, Arabic: طاسيلي ناجر, romanized:ṭāssīlī naʾjir; "Plateau of rivers") is a national park in the Sahara desert, located on a vast plateau in south-eastern Algeria.
Tassili n'Ajjer - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Tassili n'Ajjer is a vast plateau in south-east Algeria at the borders of Libya, Niger and Mali, covering an area of 72,000 sq. km. The exceptional density of paintings and engravings, and the presence of many prehistoric vestiges, are remarkable testimonies to Prehistory.
Tassili-n-Ajjer | Algeria, Map, & Facts | Britannica
Tassili-n-Ajjer, area in southern Algeria where prehistoric rock paintings (and many engravings) were discovered first in 1910 and subsequently in the 1930s and ’60s. A plateau in the central Sahara, the area is characterized by high cliffs, some …
It’s been called ‘the greatest museum of prehistoric art’—but few ...
2023年8月8日 · In the Algerian desert, dazzling alfresco galleries provide an eloquent record of ancient civilizations. Here’s how you can visit. Sandstone rock formations and dunes fill Tassili N’Ajjer...
The natural wonders of Algeria's Tassili N'Ajjer National Park
2022年7月19日 · Located in the southeast corner of Algeria, Tassili N'Ajjer National Park covers 72,000 square kilometers of the Sahara Desert, which makes it slightly bigger than Ireland. Across this vast space, the desert erupts in a great jumble of sandstone pinnacles, tabular mountains and colossal dunes of polychromatic sand.
Tassili n'Ajjer National Park: A Treasure of Algeria
Located in the southeast of Algeria, Tassili n’Ajjer National Park is a vast landscape of sandy plateaus, deep gorges, and valleys. Encompassing over 72,000 square kilometers, this park is a testament to human and natural history, holding unparalleled cultural and historical significance.
African Rock Art: Tassili-n-Ajjer (?8000 B.C.–?) | Essay | The ...
Tassili-n-Ajjer in Algeria is one of the most famous North African sites of rock painting. Its imagery documents a verdant Sahara teeming with life that stands in stark contrast to the arid desert the region has since become.
Tassili n'Ajjer - UNESCO World Heritage
Tassili n'Ajjer Located in a strange lunar landscape of great geological interest, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world. More than 15,000 drawings and engravings record the climatic changes, the animal migrations and the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara from 6000 BC to the first ...
Tassili n'Ajjer - Bradshaw Foundation
Tassili n'Ajjer is a national park in the Sahara desert, located on a vast plateau in southeastern Algeria, bordering Libya, Niger, and Mali. It covers an area of roughly 80,000 sq. km. and contains one of the most important collections of prehistoric rock art in the world.
Tassili n'Ajjer Cultural Park – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
Tassili n'Ajjer Cultural Park is in Saharan Algeria. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the thousands of ancient petroglyphs found in Tassili n'Ajjer. The Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range gained world fame after the discovery of ancient rock art in the 1930s.