Adrar Plateau

The Adrar is an arid plateau, known for its gorges, regs (stony deserts) and sand dunes. Structurally the Adrar is a low central massif which rises to over above sea level, just east of Atar near the Amojjar Pass on the track to Chinguetti, then loses elevation and becomes subsumed by dunes to the south and east. Limited cultivation is only possible in the gorges at lower elevations such as Oued Seguellil, where the water table is high enough to support large palm groves. ==History==

The Adrar was settled in the Neolithic era as shown by cave and rock paintings found in the area such as the Agrour Amogjar. The more recent aridification has left much of the archaeology intact, most notable several stone circles, e.g. Atar Stone Circle, and the later town of Azougui. ==Features of the Adrar==

File:Adrar-Henné.jpg|Henna design on the hand of a girl of the region File:Adrar sands.JPG|A sandy area west of Chinguetti File:Adrar-Scarecrows.JPG|A stone cairn File:Adrar-Coloquintes.jpg|Colocynths in the Adrar desert File:Adrar (17).jpg|A postbox in the airport of Atar, the Adrar's main town ==See also==