Photo Gallery

An old cypress near Maader de Dider on the way to the oasis of Iherir.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

A cypress tree in the Oued Tabarakat area.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

Cypress tree in the Oued Tabarakat.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

Cypress tree in the Oued Tabarakat.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

One of the last survivors of the green Sahara in Tassili N'Ajjer: the Duprez cypress (Cupressus dupreziana), called Tarut in the Tuareg language. It is about 3000 years old. The Tuareg at the foot of the tree gives a size comparison. Some trees are more than two metres in diameter. It is estimated that there are about 300 of them in the Tassil Mountains. - Algeria - 1966

One of the last survivors of the green Sahara in Tassili N'Ajjer: the Duprez cypress (Cupressus dupreziana), called Tarut in the Tuareg language. It is about 3000 years old. The Tuareg at the foot of the tree gives a size comparison. Some trees are more than two metres in diameter. It is estimated that there are about 300 of them in the Tassil Mountains. - Algeria - 1962

Because of the altitude and the water-retaining properties of the sandstone, the vegetation in the Tassili is somewhat richer than in the surrounding desert. This includes a very sparse tree population of the endangered, endemic Sahara cypress (Cupressus dupreziana) and the Sahara myrtle (Myrtus nivellei) in the higher altitudes in the east of the area. - Tassili n'Ajjer - Tin Abou Teka - Algeria - 1966

Cypress tree in the Oued Tabarakat.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

Lonely cypress on the plateau in the region of the Oued Tabarakat.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

The valley of Tamrit with its famous cypresses, a legacy of the last wetter period when vegetation extended to the Mediterranean coast. The giant cypresses are thought to be thousands of years old and have survived both the gradual drying out and the wood-hungry nomads who live in the area.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

The valley of Tamrit with its famous cypresses, a legacy of the last wetter period when vegetation extended to the Mediterranean coast. The giant cypresses are thought to be thousands of years old and have survived both the gradual drying out and the wood-hungry nomads who live in the area.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

The valley of Tamrit with its famous cypresses, a legacy of the last wetter period when vegetation extended to the Mediterranean coast. The giant cypresses are thought to be thousands of years old and have survived both the gradual drying out and the wood-hungry nomads who live in the area.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

The valley of Tamrit with its famous cypresses, a legacy of the last wetter period when vegetation extended to the Mediterranean coast. The giant cypresses are thought to be thousands of years old and have survived both the gradual drying out and the wood-hungry nomads who live in the area.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

The valley of Tamrit with its famous cypresses, a legacy of the last wetter period when vegetation extended to the Mediterranean coast. The giant cypresses are thought to be thousands of years old and have survived both the gradual drying out and the wood-hungry nomads who live in the area.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

One of the thousand-year-old cypresses in the Rayaye area.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - Alan Edoument - 1993

One of the thousand-year-old cypresses in the Rayaye area.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

This ancient cypress stands in the Techouinat area.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993