The city of Tamanrasset, "the old name was Tamanrasset" (Baltifinagh: Tamanrasset in Tifinagh. and in French: Tamanrasset), is the capital of the Hoggar in Algeria, located at a distance of 1981 km in the south of Algiers at an altitude of 1380 meters of altitude, with a population of 80 000 inhabitants, it is a new city founded in 1908, and it is the seat of the state of Tamanrasset since the administrative division of the year 1974 AD
Tamanrasset, the capital of the Hoggar, home of the legend of the Tuareg Tinhanan and the world of magic and collapse, where you will find the picturesque nature that awaits you to invite you to a journey that you would never have thought because everything is attractive and distinct.
It is bordered to the north by the state of Ghardaïa, to the northeast by the state of Ouargla, to the east by Illizi, to the southeast by Mali, to the southwest by Niger and to the west by the state of Adrar, and with this location, it is a strategy, because it is the link between Algeria and Africa and it is a point of very important commercial and cultural exchange.
the weather
It is characterized by its mild climate in winter and summer, knowing that it knows an important quantity of rain in summer, which causes the flooding of the valleys and reaches a degree of danger.
Population
Its population is 164,245 inhabitants, spread over an area of 557,906.25 km2. it also includes 07 districts and 10 communes.
Hoggar and Tassili
These two regions are natural museums and have been designated by UNESCO in the World Heritage List. The Hoggar, where the peaks culminate at 3000 meters, is a major destination for tourists looking for adventure fun between its smooth rocky corridors and where archaeological drawings and inscriptions that predict the way of life of the inhabitants of this region about five thousand years ago. In addition to the presence of the volcanic field Atakor, which offers a breathtaking view of the mountain range.
Tuareg people wander and live in a part of the African Sahara known as the Azawad region, which attracts a large number of foreign tourists, especially Germans who want to discover the beauty and charm of the African brown continent desert.
Vegetal wealth
The botanical wealth of Tamanrasset is distinguished by its diversity since it includes more than 300 plant species of tropical, Mediterranean, and desert origins, among which: acacia, wormwood, clam...
The animal wealth
As for the animal species, they are the gazelle, the leopard, the morow, the snake, the hyena... etc. These are added to the fish, including : Barbux, talabia, seal ...
History
The state of Tamanrasset is proud of its ancient history, which goes back to that distant time when a primitive man appeared and built a sophisticated civilization that had a face in the desert of Algeria and flourished before the civilization of the pharaohs for 5,000 years. Open-air museum of prehistoric arts and thus the UNESCO domain classified the National Grange of the Hoggar within the World Heritage Preserved.
Tamanrasset continued to attract the attention of the peoples and knew the propagation of the Berbers (Touareg) coming from (Azan) and was a witness of a very active human movement when the Romans turned to North Africa, they made it away and an important commercial pole and transformed it into a meeting point for the commercial caravans of Europe, from Rome and Black Africa during the Islamic conquest settled The honorable and the Almoravids of Favilalt and Sakia El Hamra, during the French occupation have seen many resistance and popular revolutions, the most famous of which were: the Daghamshe revolution, the Tadeklet revolution, the Faqirah revolution, the Tet revolution . .... and this is in addition to the revolution of Sheikh Amoud on the outbreak of the liberation revolution played an effective role until the independence on July 05, 1962 AD
The national barn of Al-Ahghar
A natural museum and an ancient and rich cultural heritage. The national barn in Al-Ahghar in the state of Tamanrasset is of great importance with multiple dimensions because it is rich in many living natural testimonies which, over thousands of years, still express the secrets of human, animal, and plant existence in this region of the great south, where some of them date back to 12 thousand years ago.
This natural area, classified as the largest open museum of nature in the world, and extending over an area estimated at 500,000 square kilometers to the area of "Tydeklet", has become a tourist pole of national and international importance, given the wealth and evidence that it contains bear many of the peculiarities of the Ahqar region, which is characterized by the diversity of its relief and climate, which is characterized by moderation in Al-Ahghar, while it is dry and semi-hot in the desert region of Tideklet. One of the unique natural features of Al-Ahghar National Barn is the high mountain range that has been polished by sand-laden winds stretching in strange shapes that attract the human eye, and its rocks contain remains of animals and plants, indicating a clear indication of the existence of life in this region since ancient geological times. In this natural area, there are remnants of forests highlighted by these huge trees petrified by climatic factors, which today suggest a strange paradox to the existence of a tropical forest in the middle of an arid desert, as well as the spread of more than 350 species of plants, where this vegetation represents a pastoral area from which wild and domesticated animals fed. Many types of these plants are still used today for medicinal purposes, traditional industries, and the construction of housing in Agra. There is ample evidence that this vegetation cover was dense and extensive over 10 thousand years ago by animals living in the tropics such as giraffes, rhinoceros, and elephants, and this is also evidenced by the rock drawings and inscriptions scattered throughout most of the areas. of the barn.
In addition to this vegetation cover, there are a few water sources, which are few in number compared to the vast area of the barn, which is limited to wells and "water basins", which were the source of life for the inhabitants of the barn. region and for wild animals.
The barn also contains many geological sites, mines, antiquities, remains of tombs dating back to before the advent of Islam, and numerous inscriptions and rock drawings that still tell the story of the region's past and secrets to this day. A female leopard was recently discovered in the area, a discovery that is still being studied internationally.
Tourism
The city is of tourist nature and the nature of its inhabitants because tourism is the important element in which most of the inhabitants of the city live. If we talk about Tamanrasset, we must mention Ahghar and Tassili, they are among the largest protected natural museums. Also, we cannot neglect Askram, located 80 km from the city, the place where tourists go every year to see the most beautiful and the most wonderful sunset and sunrise of the world at an altitude of 2728 m above sea level. There is also Tamanrasset, the highest peak in Algeria, which is Mount Tahat. A wonderful desert, well-established volcanic mountains, beautiful natural museums that fascinate the eyes (prehistoric monuments), a simple city that stands out for its traditional nature, its pure air, its generous and simple inhabitants... No one will find a better place than this place to spend a vacation where he/she can relax from the hustle and bustle of the city. One cannot neglect the unknown or forgotten Tassili, but it is Admiralti, which is closer to seeing you than Tamanrasset, but it is one of the most wonderful and beautiful regions as if it were a paradise at the bottom of the Sahara, as well as insulted and humiliated and Tvidist and other picturesque areas.
Traditional silver ornaments
It is well known that if we say Tamanrasset, we also say the most beautiful traditional silver jewelry, the most beautiful leather bags, and the most luxurious traditional clothing of the region (tiseghens for women, bazins, abayas, and chen for men. One of the things that a visitor to Tamanrasset cannot forget is the taste of Altay tea, the most delicious food, and the most wonderful views.
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