Pegunungan Acacus atau Tadrart Akakus (Arab: تدرارت أكاكوس / ALA-LC: Tadrārt Akākūs) membentuk rangkaian pegunungan di gurun Distrik Ghat, barat Libya, bagian dari Sahara. Tempat tersebut terletak di timur kota Ghat, Libya dan berada di bagian utara perbatasan dengan Aljazair, berjarak sekitar 100 kilometer (62 mi). Tadrart adalah bentuk feminim dari "gunung" dalam rumpun bahasa Berber (maskulin: adrar). Tempat tersebut kaya akan seni batu prasejarah.
| Situs Warisan Dunia UNESCO | |
|---|---|
| Nama resmi | Situs Seni Batu Tadrart Acacus |
| Lokasi | Distrik Ghat, Libya |
| Kriteria | Kebudayaan: (iii) |
| Nomor identifikasi | 287 |
| Pengukuhan | 1985 (Sesi ke-9) |
| Endangered | 2016–... |
| Koordinat | 24°50′N 10°20′E / 24.833°N 10.333°E |
Location of Pegunungan Acacus in Libya |
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Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Tadrart Acacus.
- UNESCO Fact Sheet
- Italian-Libyan Archaeological Mission in the Acacus and Messak 2006-10-07 di Wayback Machine.
- Natural Arches of the Akakus Plateau
Koordinat: 24°50′N 10°20′E / 24.833°N 10.333°E