The Ennedi Plateau is the UNESCO-listed Chadian plateau famous for sandstone arches and Saharan rock art.
Located in northeastern Chad, the plateau was shaped by erosion into cliffs, canyons, pillars and natural arches. Seasonal water collects in gueltas, allowing plants and animals to survive in an otherwise extremely arid environment.
The region contains paintings and engravings showing cattle, wildlife and people. These images preserve evidence that parts of the Sahara supported wetter environments and pastoral communities in the past.
The Ennedi Massif was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016 as a mixed natural and cultural site. It is distinct from Algeria’s Tassili n’Ajjer, another famous rock-art landscape.