Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
This site is inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Overview
On the borders of Tassili N'Ajjer in Algeria, also a World Heritage site, this rocky massif has thousands of cave paintings in very different styles, dating from 12,000 B.C. to A.D. 100. They reflect marked changes in the fauna and flora, and also the different ways of life of the populations that succeeded one another in this region of the Sahara.
About Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
The Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Akakus form a mountain range in the desert of the Ghat District in western Libya, part of the Sahara. They are situated east of the city of Ghat, Libya, and stretch north from the border with Algeria, about 100 kilometres (62 mi). The area has a particularly rich array of prehistoric rock art.
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Details
- Countries
- Libya
- ISO Codes
- LY
- Area
- 3,923,961 ha
- Coordinates
- 24.8333, 10.3333
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