Best Travel Destinations - Algeria

See the Ancient Algerian Art of Tassili n'Ajjer

by Shujauddin Razmi, Writer

If you're planning to visit Algeria then beeline it Tassili n'Ajjer in the Sahara Desert, a prominent mountain range harboring rock art and engravings dating back more than 8,000 years. Over seventeen thousand engravings and cave paintings have been discovered so far. These cave paintings beautifully depict ancient life and show just how different life was in the Sahara Desert thousands of years ago. Tassili National Park is a gigantic plateau bordered by Mali, Niger and Libya; spread over 72,000 sq. km. The discovery of the cave art—and the outstanding density of engravings and paintings—are true authentications of history. These cave paintings and engravings are of such an excellent artisan nature that they are a UNESCO world heritage site. The uniqueness of Tassili n'Ajjer lies ...

Algeria

Area: 2,381,740.00 km²
Population: 32,531,853
Capital: Algiers
Available Language Guides : French

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