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Tadrart Acacus

Cultural World Heritage property in Libya, inscribed in 1985 under criterion (iii).

Tadrart Acacus, Libya
Photo: Luca Galuzzi ( Lucag ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Libya
Year of inscription
1985
Criteria
iii
Area of property
39,240 km²
Location
Ghat District
What it is
mountain range, archaeological site
Mountain range
Tassili n'Ajjer
Reference
WHC 287 · Wikidata Q308807

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria163 kmTassili n'AjjerAlgeria · 1982MixedOld Town of Ghadamès, Libya595 kmOld Town of GhadamèsLibya · 1986CulturalAïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve, Niger772 kmAïr and Ténéré National Nature ReserveNiger · 1991NaturalHistoric Center of Agadez, Niger907 kmHistoric Center of AgadezNiger · 2013CulturalArchaeological Site of Sabratha, Libya911 kmArchaeological Site of SabrathaLibya · 1982CulturalLeptis Magna, Libya950 kmLeptis MagnaLibya · 1982Cultural
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