Tourism
Ennedi Massif
A UNESCO World Heritage site, famous for its arches, rock paintings and oases.
Credit : anmede, Guelta d’Archei, Ennedi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Context
In depth
Machine translation from French, under review. The French text is authoritative.
The Ennedi Massif in north-eastern Chad has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016. Its sandstone, sculpted by water and wind into arches, canyons and needles, shelters thousands of rock paintings and engravings, as well as gueltas where relict species survive.
- UNESCO
- World Heritage since 2016
- Region
- Ennedi, northeast
Location
Provinces listed in our data: Ennedi-Est · Ennedi-Ouest
Cultural identities extend beyond provincial boundaries. See on the map
Media
Entry photo: anmede, Guelta d’Archei, Ennedi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
References
Key: Documented: based on the published sources cited below.
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