Mysterious Ancient Fortified City Of Djado On Dangerous Journey Across Sahara

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com -There is a mysterious ancient city of Djado located on the southern border of the Djado plateau in northeastern Niger. Once, there were several cities on this plateau, but today, the area is largely uninhabited.

Ruins of the clay construction houses of Djado, the city abandoned centuries ago, in the north-east of Niger. Image credit: Holger Reineccius - CC BY-SA 2.0 DE

The ruins of abandoned cities and forts, and the beautiful cave art, are still there.
The Djado Plateau in the northeast is also rich in art, with remarkable paintings and engravings discovered in the Aïr Mountains.

Dating back to 3,500 to 2,500 BC, rock art depicts vegetation and animal presence that differ somewhat from our modern expectations. The remote northeastern town of Djado, a very ancient fortified complex, was a fort and trading center along routes to Libya.

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