# Tadrart Rouge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tadrart_Rouge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tadrart_Rouge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadrart_Rouge > Source revision: 1355408114 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Mountain range in southeastern Algeria Tadrart Rouge تادرارت الحمراء View of the Tadrart Rouge near Djanet Highest point Elevation 1,398 m (4,587 ft) Coordinates 23°40′17″N 10°53′26″E / 23.67139°N 10.89056°E / 23.67139; 10.89056[1] Geography Tadrart Rouge SE Algeria Parent range Tassili n'Ajjer The **Tadrart Rouge** (meaning "Red Mountain") or **Southern Tadrart** or **Algerian Tadrart** or **Meridional Tadrart** is a mountain range in southeastern [Algeria](/source/Algeria), part of the [Algerian Desert](/source/Algerian_Desert). The area has a rich array of [rock art](/source/Rock_art). ## Geography The *Tadrart Rouge* is a roughly 15–30 km large and 150 km long southern prolongation of the Libyan [Tadrart Acacus](/source/Tadrart_Acacus) into Algeria spanning to the frontier of [Niger](/source/Niger).[2] Primarily composed of [sandstone](/source/Sandstone), it links the [Tassili n’Ajjer](/source/Tassili_n%E2%80%99Ajjer) in the north-west to the [Djado](/source/Djado) in the southeast. The range is broken by a series of west-east oriented fossil drainage networks resulting in deep gorges. *In Djaren*, discharging into the [erg](/source/Erg_(landform)) of *Tin Merzuga*, is the most important one.[3] The range reaches its maximum elevation of 1,340 m (4,400 ft) towards its southern end about 160 km southeast of [Djanet](/source/Djanet). Erosion has formed a large number of [natural arches](/source/Natural_arch).[4] The area is well known for the spectacular red-orange sand dune fields contrasting with the jagged dark red rock formations of the range.[5][6] - Landscape of the Tadrart Rouge - Eastern slopes with its characteristic sand dunes - Moul n'Aga - Natural windows in the rock formation of La Cathedrale ## [Palaeoclimate](/source/Palaeoclimate) The *Tadrart Rouge* is today harsh and dry with almost no precipitation. But during the [African humid period](/source/African_humid_period) the area had rainfall and was covered by [savanna](/source/Savanna) vegetation and thus was suitable for human and animal life.[7] ## Rock art The *Tadrart Rouge* has magnificent Saharan rock art covering a long chronological span from early Neolithic to recent times. Rock walls and rock shelters on wadi bottoms are dotted with both rock paintings and rock engravings, documenting climate change as the area evolved from a savanna 10,000 years ago to a desert 5,000 years ago. The rock art changed in time from wild fauna such as elephants, rhinos, giraffes, antelopes, and wild bovids, to domesticated animals such as bovids, ovicaprids, horses, and camels. - Rock-Art of the Tadrart Rouge - Giraffe with a squared pattern in red patches - A herd of elephants - Hunter with giraffes; [tifinagh](/source/Tifinagh) and Arabic inscriptions - Men with sticks - Cattle with woman - Wild fauna - Cattle and pastoral scenes - Animal footprints - Cattle ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Google Earth](/source/Google_Earth) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Malika Hachid](/source/Malika_Hachid), Le Tassili des Ajjers. Aux sources de l'Afrique, 50 siècles avant les pyramides, 1998, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-84272-052-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-84272-052-0), p. 35. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Léone Allard-Huard, Nil-Sahara. Dialogues rupestres. Dialogs of the Rocks, pp. 225–239. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Natural arches of Tassili National Park](http://naturalarches.org/tassili/index24.htm) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *[La Tadrart Rouge, Djanet](http://sousouamal.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/la-tadrart-rouge-djanet/)* 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** *[Circuit n°1: La Tadrart Rouge](http://touaregbachir.blogspot.com/2010/02/circuit-n1-la-tadrart-rouge.html)* 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Stefan Kröpelin](/source/Stefan_Kr%C3%B6pelin) et al., Climate driven ecosystem succession in the Sahara: The past 6000 years. Science 2008, 320, pp. 765–768. ## External links - Media related to [Tadrart Rouge](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tadrart_Rouge) at Wikimedia Commons - [La tadrart rouge. Algérie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4I2mlSmAlE) v t e Saharan rock art Algeria Rock Art of South Oran Rock art of the Djelfa region Marhouma Tassili n'Ajjer Tadrart Rouge la Vache qui pleure Rock art of Iheren and Tahilahi Rock engravings of Oued Djerat Morocco Rock art of Figuig Libya Acacus Mountains Wadi Mathendous Mesak Settafet Uan Muhuggiag Egypt Abu Ballas Gilf Kebir Cave of Beasts Cave of Swimmers Magharet el Kantara Cave of Archers Wadi Hamra Sudan Sabu-Jaddi Wadi Abu Dom Gabal El Uweinat Mauritania Adrar Plateau Agrour Amogjar Amazmaz Chad Ennedi Plateau v t e Mountains of Algeria Tell Atlas Blidean Atlas Babor Mountains Beni-Chougrane Bibans Bouzegza Mount Constantine Mountains Chenoua Mount Dahra Range Djurdjura Edough Khachna Kroumirie Ouarsenis Medjerda Mountains Murdjajo Numidian Range Saïda Mountains Tlemcen Mountains Titteri Tessala Range Trara Yemma Gouraya Saharan Atlas Amour Range Aurès Mountains Belezma Range Hodna Mountains Ksour Range Ouled Naïl Range Nememcha Range Zab Mountains Saharan massifs Ougarta Range Ahaggar Mountains Teffedest Mountains Tassili n'Ajjer Tadrart Rouge Adrar des Ifoghas Peaks Achaoun Anneb Djebel Antar Djebel Azao Djebel Chélia Djebel Grouz Djebel Guetiane Djebel Tsili Koudiat Béni Arif Koudiat Sidi Abdelkader Lalla Khedidja Maouna Mount Babor Mount Bissa Mount Issa Mount Tahat Mount Tamgout Mount Zaccar Pic des Singes Taourirt Tan Afella Thaletat Geography of Algeria List of mountains in Algeria Atlas Mountains Hautes Plaines Kem Kem Authority control databases VIAF --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tadrart Rouge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadrart_Rouge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadrart_Rouge?action=history)). 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