Facts and Data
Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
Protectedplanet.net
Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1982
Size of heritage: 7,200,000 ha
Coordinates:
Longitude: 9,000°
Latitude: 25,500°
About
Located in a strange lunar landscape of great geological interest, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world. More than 15,000 drawings and engravings record the climatic changes, the animal migrations and the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara from 6000 BC to the first centuries of the present era. The geological formations are of outstanding scenic interest, with eroded sandstones forming ‘forests of rock’.
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Ghat AirportMedium airport - 75 mi (122 km)
Djanet Inedbirene AirportMedium airport - 88 mi (142 km)
Illizi Takhamalt AirportMedium airport - 88 mi (142 km)
In Aménas AirportMedium airport - 181 mi (291 km)
Bigger and popular cities in the wider vicinity are these:
Less relevant citiesThese are some smaller cities that might be interesting. They are all rather close.