Connections for Air and Téneré
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The Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves comprises a large protected area that includes the Saharan desert of Ténéré and the volcanic massif of the Aïr Mountains, a Sahelian ‘island’ within the desert.
The landscape with its blue marble mountains and sand dunes is of outstanding beauty. Due to its isolation, numerous Saharo-Sahelion wildlife species that are rare elsewhere have managed to survive in the Aïr. One-sixth of the reserve is a sanctuary for Addax, a critically endangered species of antelope.
Community Perspective: This site is rarely visited due to the safety situation and remote location.
Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- Air and Téneré Natural Reserves (ID: 573)
- Country
- Niger
- Status
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Inscribed 1991
Site history
History of Air and Téneré
- 1992: In Danger
- region in which this site is situated has been affected by civil disturbance
- 1991: Inscribed
- Inscribed
- In Danger
- region in which this site is situated has been affected by civil disturbance Since 1992
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
- vii
- ix
- x
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
- Related
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- africanworldheritagesites.org — African World Heritage Sites
All Links
UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org/
Related Resources
- africanworldheritagesites.org — African World Heritage Sites
Community Information
- Community Category
- Natural landscape: Desert
Travel Information
Red Zone Travel Advisory
Niger fully off-limits
One thousand visitors or fewer
DD :“Il n'y a pas eu de tourisme dans la zone en raison des …
Recent Connections
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Ibn Battuta
Possible: "We first came to the country…
Connections of Air and Téneré
News
No news.
Recent Visitors
Reserved for members.