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  • Tadrart Acacus

  • Tadrart Acacus

    Tadrart Acacus is a mountain range in the desert of the Ghat District in western Libya. The area is known for its rock-art and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 because of the importance of these paintings and carvings. The paintings date from 12,000 B.C.E. to 100 C.E. and reflect cultural and natural changes in the area.
    The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus.
    World Heritage Site
    Tadrart Acacus
    by Roberto D’Angelo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Tadrart Acacus
    by Luca Galuzzi, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
    Tadrart Acacus
    by Luca Galuzzi, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Elevation: 1096 m

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    Tadrart Acacus

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1985

    rock

    Ancient Rock Workes

    Location

    Libya

    Ghat

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    Neolithic Age

    Neolithic

    Mixed

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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