Tanezrouft

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Beginning of the Tanezrouft slope south of Reggane (1990)
Warning sign at the beginning of the Tanezrouft slope in Algeria
Trucks on the Tanezrouft runway north of the border town of Bordj Mokhtar
Signpost on the Tanezrouft slope in Mali
Tanezrouft in Mali

With Tanezrouft [ tanɛzruft ] ( Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵏⵣⵔⵓⴼⵜ Tanezrouft , "desert") is a very little populated and level area of the Sahara called, which is west of the Hoggar , along the border of Algeria and Mali stretches. It lies across borders in the Algerian Wilayat Adrar and in the Malian Kidal and consists of rock, rock debris, rubble as well as sand and ergs . It is 300 to 400 meters above sea ​​level .

Théodore Monod is considered to be the first scientist to walk through this area for research purposes. The population consists mainly of Tuaregs . There is little tourism because of the politically insecure situation in the border area between Mali and Algeria and the robbery that goes with it. The German Foreign Office points out the dangers of traveling to the areas in southern Algeria and northern Mali. The few places with water are:

The Tanezrouft piste (Reggane - Gao ) named after this area is (next to the Hoggar piste ) one of two ways to cross the Algerian Sahara towards Mali or Niger by motorized vehicle .

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  1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.michael-martin.de
  2. ^ Federal Foreign Office: Algeria - Travel and Security Advice , 2012
  3. ^ Federal Foreign Office: Mali - Travel and Security Advice , 2012

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Coordinates: 22 ° 15 ′ 4 "  N , 2 ° 14 ′ 46"  W.