Tassili n’Ajjer

The Tassili n'Ajjer plateau is located in southeastern Algeria, near the Libyan border. It covers a vast area of approximately 72,000 square kilometers. It is renowned for its rock engravings dating back to thousands of years before the Common Era. These engravings reflect the transformation of the vast Sahara from a fertile environment to a barren one. The plateau features extraordinary rock formations known as "stone forests." The rock carvings depict scenes of hunting and prehistoric social life. Tassili n'Ajjer is considered one of the largest open-air museums of rock art in the world. Archaeologists from Europe discovered it in the early 20th century. It serves as a living testimony to the evolution of humans and climate in Africa. Tassili n'Ajjer was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982.