The Adrar des Ifoghas is a sandstone massif in Mali's Kidal Region, having an area of about 250,000 km². Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... In geology, a massif is a section of the Earths crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. ... Kidal is the eighth administrative region of Mali, covering 260,000 Km². Its capital is the city of Kidal. ...

The area is characterized by wide, shallow valleys, and is strewn with piles of eroded granite blocks. The massif's valleys open to the Tamesna plain on the east, to the Telemsi fosse on the west, to the western basin of the Azaouak valley on the south, and to the Tanezrouft on the north. Cities of the area include Kidal, Aguel'hoc, Boughessa, Essouk, and Tessalit. Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... The Tanezrouft is one of the most desolate parts of the Sahara desert. ... Kidal is a Tuareg city in the Adagh or Adghagh NFughas region, in North Mali. ... Aguelhoc is a rural commune in the north of Malis Kidal Region that serves as a sector capital in the cercle of Tessalit. ... Essouk is a commune in Malis northern Kidal Region. ... Tessalit is a city in Malis Kidal Region and the capital of its cercle. ...

The Adrar des Ifoghas is known locally as "Adagh"; "Adrar" is the Berber word for mountain, while "Ifogha" is the name of an aristocratic Tuareg clan, "Kel Ifoghas," who have dominated the region for generations. Like most Tuareg, the Kel Ifoghas are nomadic, raising camels, goats, and sheep for sustenance and for sale. Afro-Asiatic - Berber The Berber languages (or Tamazight) are a group of closely related languages mainly spoken in Morocco and Algeria. ... For other uses, see Tuareg (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Tuareg (disambiguation). ... Kazakh nomads in the steppes of the Russian Empire, ca. ... Species Camelus bactrianus Camelus dromedarius Camels are even-toed ungulates in the genus Camelus. ... Species See Species and subspecies The goat is a mammal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ... Species See text. ...

The area is rich in archaeological remains, particularly rock drawings which depict men hunting, farming, and cattle-rearing ^[1]; the skeleton of Asselar man was also found in the area by Théodore Monod. In recent years, the Adrar des Ifoghas has also become popular for treks. Petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, southern Utah, USA Petroglyphs are images incised in rock, usually by prehistoric, especially Neolithic, peoples. ... Asselar Man is a neolithic skeleton discovered by Theodore Monod and M.V. Besnard in 1927, in the Adrar des Ifoghas, near Essouk in what is now Malis Kidal Region. ... Théodore André Monod (Rouen, April 9, 1902 - Versailles, November 22, 2000) was a French naturalist, explorer, and humanist scholar. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle_Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ...

Notes

1. ↑  Velton 169.

References

• This article was begun from a translation from the corresponding French article, accessed 17 December 2005.
• Velton, Ross. Mali: The Bradt Travel Guide. London: Bradt Publications, 2000.