Tassili n'Ajjer World Heritage Site

Official name

Tassili n'Ajjer | UNESCO

Country

Algeria | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

Wilayas (provinces) of Illizi and Tamanghasset
25.5000° Lat, 9.0000° Lon | Map

Code

179

Time Zone

Africa/Algiers (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Mixed

Description

Inscribed 1982. 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 centuries of the present era. The geological formations are of outstanding scenic interest, with eroded sandstones forming ‘forests of rock’.