Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Algeria is one of the most visited and popular national parks in the county. The Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Algeria is a name from the Berber language and its English version is the "Tassili Plateau". This spot of sightseeing is worth exploring and is a mountain range in the Sahara desert in southeast Algeria, North Africa.
The Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Algeria extends about 500 kilometers from 26°20?N, 5°00?E in the east-south-east to 24°00?N, 10°00?E. The highest point of this mountainous region is Adrar Afao, which is 2158 meters in heights and is positioned at 25°10?N, 8°11?E. The nearest town situated to the Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Algeria is Djanet. It is loacted about 10 kilometers southwest of the range.
Most of the parts of this mountain range include the cypresses and archaeological sites. This site is protected in a National park, World Heritage Site and a Biosphere Reserve. This has been all together named as Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Algeria
The mountain range in this post is composed largely of sandstone material. The erosion in this area has resulted in nearly 300 natural rocks that have been arched to form many other spectacular landforms.
Due to the altitude and the water holding features of the sandstone, the region is rich for vegetation than the surrounding desert places. It comprises of the very scattered woodland of the in danger of extinction endemic species Saharan Cypress and Saharan Myrtle.
The range in the Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Algeria is also remarkable for its prehistoric rock paintings and other ancient archaeological sites. These rock paintings and sites date from the Neolithic times when the local climate was much moister and this place was not a desert. The art of this region depicts the herds of cattle, large wild animals that include crocodiles. The place is also famous for various other human activities such as hunting and dancing. The fabulous art has strong and stylistic connections to the pre-Nguni Art of South Africa and the region that was performed in the caves by the San Peoples before the year 1200 CE.
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