Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
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Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves is a vast protected area in Niger encompassing Saharan desert and mountainous landscapes that harbor unique biodiversity adapted to extreme arid conditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural reserve
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 7,736,000 hectares
ⓘ
approximately 77,360 square kilometres ⓘ |
| biome |
desert
ⓘ
mountain ecosystem ⓘ |
| climate | hyper-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
archaeological sites
ⓘ
paleontological sites ⓘ prehistoric rock art ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criteriaForSelection |
(ix)
ⓘ
(vii) ⓘ (x) ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aïr Natural Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ténéré National Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | Ia ⓘ |
| landscapeFeature |
mountain plateaus
ⓘ
rocky massifs ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ valleys and wadis ⓘ |
| languageOfCountry | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aïr Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Ténéré Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorTown | Agadez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFlora |
Saharan steppe vegetation
ⓘ
acacia species ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saharan cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) NERFINISHED ⓘ addax (Addax nasomaculatus) NERFINISHED ⓘ dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) NERFINISHED ⓘ various Saharan reptiles ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfCountry | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Aïr and Ténéré UNESCO World Heritage property NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threat |
insecurity and armed conflict in the region
ⓘ
overgrazing ⓘ poaching ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 573 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | natural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListStatus | List of World Heritage in Danger ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
| yearInscribedOnListInDanger | 1992 ⓘ |
| yearOfInscriptionAsWorldHeritageSite | 1991 ⓘ |
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