Pegunungan Acacus

Location of Pegunungan Acacus in Libya

Pegunungan Acacus atau Tadrart Akakus (bahasa 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.

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