Amazing wonderland of eroded sandtone spires and canyons, giving to the landscape a lunar aspect; is a UNESCO world heritage site of great interest for its geology and for its prehistoric art; the most beautiful sunset, great open air museum of the world; superb rock out; wildflowers; ancient trees and unforgettable experience. All these describe beautifull Tassili n'Ajjer.
SO, where can you find this incredible place?
Located in the south-east of peaceful country Algeria, the heart of the Sahara, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, a part of the Sahara Desert, an 80,000 square kilometre moonscape of silent canyons and "forests of stone", a National Park which was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1986. Djanet is the nearest town and is approximately 10 km southwest of Tassili. Most of the Tassili’s range, including archaeological sites and cypresses are duly protected within the Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site, a National park.
Tassili n'Ajjer has a great potential to impress each visitor. Do you know why?
The destination is not a mountain chain in the usual sense of the term, although it rises to an altitude of 2250 meters above sea level. It is a sandy plateau of 640 km long which is divided into separate masses, and they are again separated by countless clams and hooves, leading to a chaotic scenes of full cliffs and stone towers. This is an unusually beautiful area that can not be compared to something.
Tassili n’Ajjer cave paintings
The impressive array of paintings and rock engravings of various periods gives world recognition to the property.
Painting and carvings on rocks and caves show the life and death story in Tassili n’Ajjer in the most lively and most descriptive way. The Nomadic people of Tuarez, who inhabits the Sahara area, have always known art in Tassilia, but the outside world knew nothing about it until the French researcher and ethnographer Henri Lhote and his assistants spent two years in the 50s of the last century and made thousands of drawings and photos.
Most of the drawings share a common exuberance, simplicity of line and brilliant sense of color, by style and motives we can split them into several periods.
The earliest paintings in Tassili n’Ajjer were painted between 6,000 and 4,000 BC and show the people of dark skin color who hunt elephants, buffalos, hippos and wild sheeps – animals that inhabited the Sahara while it was still greener – or on themselves have costumes for some tribal ritual. Among them there are huge white creatures, half of the animals, and half of the people, who may be gods.
The second group of drawings, which may have occurred between 4000 and 1500 BC, shows a pastoral people who take care of the large herds of long-standing colorful cattle, including the giraffe and the ostrich. There are also different rituals, weddings, sleeping children among animal skins, and women who strike grain to get flour.
Tassili n'Ajjer is, without a doubt, a true life experience, particularly recommended for travellers with an adventurous spirit. If you want a fabulous adventure, you want to see the best sunset in the world, you are passionate about history, you want to see the chaotic scenes of full cliffs and stone towers, you can definitely find them here, Tassili n'Ajjer. #Tassili #discoverAlgeria #desert #bestsunset #followme #followyourdreams
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