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In order to reach Djanet (Algeria) on the Tamrit high plateau (Tassili n'Ajjer), one must overcome – on foot or by camel – three steep, rocky paths known as akbas, one after the other.

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Algerie - Tassili-n'Ajjer - Tamrit (Abri). - Trois antilopes peintes en ocre et blanc, dont une à contresens. Hauteur des cornes aux sabots antérieurs : 0,37 m.

In order to reach Djanet on the Tamrit high plateau (Tassili n´Ajjer), one must overcome – on foot or by camel – three steep, rocky paths known as akbas, one after the other. - Algeria - 1962

In order to reach Djanet on the Tamrit high plateau (Tassili n´Ajjer), one must overcome – on foot or by camel – three steep, rocky paths known as akbas, one after the other. - Algeria - 1962

After crossing the Tafilalet pass, the trail descends again through a gorge to Tamrit. - Algeria - 1966

Bizarre forms of erosion in the Tamrit area of the Tassili Mountains. - Algeria - 1962

Bizarre forms of erosion in the Tamrit area of the Tassili Mountains. - Algeria - 1962

Bizarre forms of erosion in the Tamrit area of the Tassili Mountains. - Algeria - 1962

Bizarre forms of erosion in the Tamrit area of the Tassili Mountains. - Algeria - 1962

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

Rocky landscape, shaped by erosion into strange sculptures, in the highlands of the Tassili Mountains. Hidden amidst these stone citadels are the numerous rock art sites. - Tamrit - Algeria - 1966

The fantastic sandstone towers of Tamrit. What look like pillars are actually wall-like bastions of eroded sandstone separated by narrow gorges. 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

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