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Es-Souk

Date of Submission: 08/09/1999
Criteria: (ii)(iv)
Category: Cultural
Submitted by:
Direction Nationale des Arts et de la Culture Min. de la Culture et du Tourisme
Coordinates: 45 km au nord de Kidal dans le massif de l'Adrar des Iforas, Sahara malien
Ref.: 1349
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Description

Les vestiges d'Es-Souk s'étendent sur 1 km de longueur et 0.50 km de largeur. Ils comprennent des ruines de maisons et (où les murs encore bien dessinés ont plus de 50 cm de hauteur) de mosquées et plusieurs nécropoles marqués par des enclos quadrangulaires et des tombes apparemment préislamiques indiquées par des tumulus de pierres. De nombreux rochers autour du site sont recouverts de gravures rupestres.