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Tassili n'Ajjer
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Map of Tassili n'Ajjer and surroundings | |
| Location | Algeria |
| Includes | Tassili National Park, La Vallée d'Iherir Ramsar Wetland |
| Criteria | Cultural and Natural: (i), (iii), (vii), (viii) |
| Reference | 179 |
| Inscription | 1982 (6th Session) |
| Area | 7,200,000 ha (28,000 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 25°30′N 9°0′E / 25.500°N 9.000°E |
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| Location | Djanet Province,Illizi Province Algeria |
| Established | 1972 |
| Official name | La Vallée d'Iherir |
| Designated | 2 February 2001 |
| Reference no. | 1057[1] |
  Location of Tassili n'Ajjer in Algeria | |
Tassili n'Ajjer (Berber: Tassili n Ajjer, Arabic: طاسيلي ناجر, romanized: ṭāssīlī naʾjir; "Plateau of rivers") is a mountain range in the Sahara desert, located in south-eastern Algeria. It holds one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world,[2][3] and covers an area of more than 72,000 km2 (28,000 sq mi),[4]
The site has been designated a national park and a Biosphere Reserve, and was inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1982.[5]
The literal English translation of Tassili n'Ajjer is 'plateau of rivers'.[6]
- ^ "La Vallée d'Iherir". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage (11 Oct 2017). "Tassili n'Ajjer". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Rock Art of the Tassili n Ajjer, Algeria" (PDF). Africanrockart.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ "Tassili-n-Ajjer". britannica. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ "Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Djanet". Algeria.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ Pan-African Congress on Prehistory (in French). Kraus Reprint. 1977. p. 68. Archived from the original on 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
Les eaux de pluie ont raviné les crêtes et ont progressivement entaillé les plateaux, creusant des canyons étroits et profonds aux parois à pic, dont la direction générale est Sud-Nord. C'est d'ailleurs ce qui lui a valu le nom de Tassili-n-Ajjer, nom qui vient des mots touaregs : Tasilé = plateau et gir = rivières, ce qui veut dire : le plateau des rivières. == rainwater gutted the ridges and progressively slashed the plateaus, digging narrow, deep canyons with steep walls, whose general direction is South-North. This is what earned it the name of Tassili-n-Ajjer, name that comes from the Tuareg words: Tasilé = plateau and gir= rivers, which means: the plateau of rivers.
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