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Natural Arches of Ahaggar National Park |
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ALG-287, La Chambre, Tagrera Area. 2.4 meter span by 3.9 meter
height (measured). GPS 32Q 237882 2384988. The Tagrera area was our next stop after
Tin-Akacheker Arch (ALG-285), not too distant. We
entered this location via "La Grande Dune," a wide sand dune overlooking the plain of
the Oued Tagrera. This desert plain is scattered with innumerable rock masses and spires. The
best known is the rock called La Chambre ("The Bedroom") in the northeast section of
the plain. The half-circular rock contains a small natural arch which is very photogenic due to
the close proximity of little sand dunes and a mushroom rock. We used La Chambre for an
appropriate bivouac for the night.
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ALG-288, unnamed arch 12, Tagrera Area. 8 meter height
(estimated). GPS 32Q 244137 2379562. From La Chambre (ALG-287) we took a 30-minute drive due
east to Buddha's Valley ("Taguelman Semed" in the Tamahaq dialect). This site is
visible from La Chambre with binoculars. It is a small side canyon with a row of rocks which
look like the Buddha's profile. Two interesting arches guard the valley entrance, one of which
is this elephant-shaped rock (the other is ALG-289).
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ALG-289, unnamed arch 13, Tagrera Area. Nearby
ALG-288 is this strange monolith with a natural opening on the top. This is a
caprock-type natural arch.
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ALG-583, unnamed arch 14, Tagrera Area. 5 meter span (estimated). This arch is
located 400 meters to the east of ALG-289. The arch looks inaccessible.
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