Tassili n'Ajjer
Tassili n'Ajjer is a mountain range and national park in southeastern Algeria, part of the Sahara Desert.
The sandstone plateau is known for thousands of prehistoric rock paintings and engravings depicting animals, humans, and hunting scenes from when the region was greener.
The name means "plateau of rivers" in Berber, reflecting its ancient climate.
The cave art at Tassili n'Ajjer rivals Lascaux in importance.
- rock artImages on natural stone
- desertTo leave behind completely
- petroglyphsCarvings on natural stone
- AlgeriaMaghreb nation, largest African
- SaharaLargest hot desert
plateau · sandstone · prehistoric · giraffes · cypress · ochre · cattle · engravings · Tuareg · heritage preservation · rock shelters · pictographs · endemic species · cave paintings · ancient tools · Neolithic · artifacts · hunters
- AlgeriaAlgiers, Constantine, dinar, Berber, Medea
- Desert PlacesSahara, Gobi, Mojave, Kalahari, Namib
- prehistoric sitesStonehenge, Lascaux, Carnac, Altamira, Cro-Magnon
- Sahara ecologyfennec fox, dromedary, dromedaries, camels, dunes
- African prehistoryAustralopithecus, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, hominids, hominins
- Algerian SaharaSahara, reg, oasis towns
Tassili n'AjjerAmazon rainforest
Largest tropical forest ecosystem
Congo Basin · Olympic National Park · Scottish Highlands · Pacific Northwest · Borneo
Tassili n'AjjerGreat Barrier Reef
Vast coral formation near Australia
Galápagos Islands · Mariana Trench · Swiss Alps · Yellowstone · Mount Fuji