Tassili n'Ajjer
Also known as Ajjer, tasili n Ajer, طاسيلي ناجر, ⵜⴰⵙⵉⵍⵉ ⵏ ⴰⵣⴶⵔ
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (vii), (viii).
Region
Arab States
Algeria
Inscribed
1982
Area
7,200,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Tassili n'Ajjer is about 480 km north-east of Tamanrasset. The nearest other World Heritage site is Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus, about 160 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ghat · about 24,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
- Tamanrasset · about 76,000 peopleabout 480 km south-west
- Marzuq · about 55,000 peopleabout 490 km east
- Arak · about 423,000 peopleabout 530 km west
- Sabha · about 100,000 peopleabout 560 km east
- Birak · about 45,000 peopleabout 560 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
LibyaCultural163 km away
LibyaCultural499 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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