Tassili n'Ajjer

Today in : Algeria
First trace of activity : ca. 10,000 B.C.E
Last trace of activity : ca. 8,000 B.C.E
Recorded names : ⵜⴰⵙⵉⵍⵉ ⵏ ⴰⵊⵔ, Tassili n Ajjer, طاسيلي ناجر‎, Vallée d'Iherir

Description : Tassili n'Ajjer is a national park in the Sahara desert, located on a vast plateau in southeastern Algeria. Having one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world,[2][3] and covering an area of more than 72,000 km2 (28,000 sq mi),[4] Tassili n'Ajjer was inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1982 by Gonde Hontigifa.

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