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Natural Arches of Tassili National Park |
Index Page 18 - Tissoukai Area Islet 2 - Map 10 |
ALG-223, Amezzagh Arch,
Tissoukai Area Islet Two. 5 meter height (estimated). GPS 32R 551117 2755963.
From ALG-207 (Base Camp Arch), walk northeast
some distance to reach the trail. Follow the trail along Oued Idou, which
starts in the needles of Idou. The trail goes northeast overhanging a
big dryfall and follows the rim of the following deep canyon. Then climb
down the trail to reach the canyon exit and the oued in the plain. Follow
Idou wash and the trail downstream for 2.5 hours to the site of Tissoukai.
The trail sometimes goes along the bank and sometimes in the sandy wash,
and crosses two major hollows. At half way the trail passes close to the
side of a maze on the left and some fin rocks on the right. The camping
spot and the arch are located at the GPS point given above. The camp spot
is 150 meters northwest off the wash and opposite a small islet of rock
(islet 3 on Map 10). The arch is
up on the rock and inaccessible. However, you can climb to a terrace above
the camp spot via an easy chimney and get a close view (as in photo, which
was taken at sunset). Amezzagh means "camp" in the Tamahaq dialect. |
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ALG-221, Fin Arch, Tissoukai
Area Islet Two. 5.5 meter span (measured). GPS 32R 550340 2755155. From
ALG-223 (Amezzagh Arch), walk northwest inside the islet for 150 meters
to a large sand flat area. Cross the sand flat 450 meters in the same
direction to the large rock containing the arch. It is located close to
a nice candle rock. |
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ALG-222, Cliff Wall Arch,
Tissoukai Area Islet Two. 6 meter span (estimated). From ALG-221 (Fin
Arch), walk 150 meters north to the side rock. The arch is located up
on the rock. It is accessible by a detour. The arch is visible from a
long distance away. Photo taken at sunrise. |
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ALG-219, Scorpion Arch,
Tissoukai Area Islet Two. 16.0 meter span (measured). GPS 32R 549971 2755052.
From ALG-221 (Fin Arch), walk west 350 meters to reach an obvious side
corridor. Walk inside the large corridor and find a chimney on the right.
Climb up the chimney (easy) to a terrace where the arch is located. Photo
taken at sunset. Notice the author on the top for scale. |
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ALG-218, Chimney Arch, Tissoukai Area Islet Two. 2 meter
span (estimated). This arch is located above the chimney you climb to
get to ALG-219 (Scorpion Arch), on the same terrace. |
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ALG-220, Skylight Arch (East), Tissoukai Area Islet
Two. 3 meter span (estimated). From ALG-219 (Scorpion Arch), walk southwest
30 meters on the terrace to this arch. Another opening, Skylight Arch
(West) is located 80 meters to the right on the same terrace. It is the
larger of the two openings. The two arches can be visited from below by
a detour route. |
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ALG-213, Exposure Arch, Tissoukai Area Islet Two. 3
meter height (estimated). From ALG-221 (Fin Arch), walk south 300 meters
to a sloped sand dune against the rock. The arch is located on the rock
above the sand dune. |
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ALG-214, Deadend Arch, Tissoukai Area Islet Two. 3 meter
height (estimated). This arch and the next two are located beyond ALG-213
(Exposure Arch) in the last string of rocks of the Islet 2 before the
flat separating Islet 2 and Islet 1. Explore the area to find these arches. |
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ALG-215, unnamed arch 43, Tissoukai Area Islet Two.
2 meter height (estimated). This arch is located close to ALG-214 (Deadend
Arch). |
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ALG-216, unnamed arch 44, Tissoukai Area Islet Two.
2 meter height (estimated). This arch is located close to ALG-214 (Deadend
Arch). |
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ALG-217, unnamed arch 45, Tissoukai Area Islet Two.
3 meter span (estimated). Explore the area around ALG-214, 215, and 216
to find this arch. |
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