Cultural heritage · Libya
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
On the borders of Tassili N'Ajjer in Algeria, also a World Heritage site, this rocky massif has thousands of cave paintings in very different styles, dating from 12,000 B.C. to A.D. 100. They reflect marked changes in the fauna and flora, and also the different ways of life of the populations that succeeded one another in this region of the Sahara.
Heritage at a glance
- First inscribed
- 1985
- UNESCO region
- Arab States
- Selection criteria
- (iii)
- Property area (hectares)
- 3,923,961
The imported UNESCO record marks this property as World Heritage in Danger.