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Les Gravures Rupestre d'Abourma

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The rock carvings of Abourma comprise thousands of engravings from various periods, the earliest dating back to prehistory. Basalt walls hold images of humans and animals in hunting and war scenes. This remote site was rediscovered in 2008.
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Les Gravures Rupestre d'Abourma (ID: 5957)
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First published: 26/04/22.

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Les Gravures Rupestre D'Abourma

Les Gravures Rupestre d'Abourma (On tentative list)

Les Gravures Rupestre d'Abourma by Christravelblog

In my quest to visit every country and having Djibouti on my radar since childhood (no clue why, I have this with a few countries) I had no choice to book it when KLM Air France had great mileage redemption tickets. I visited all TWHS as I had a week due to just one flight a week.

The Abourma Rock Art was in the top 3 places I wanted to see in Djibouti. It's also said it will be the first inscription for Djibouti within the next few years. UNESCO is putting in place already a conservation plan and helping Djibouti with the submission files. This will be a nice remote site to tick off in the future. It's "impossible" to do as a day trip from Djibouti city. You must stay overnight at Foret Du Day (another TWHS). From there it's a 2-hour rocky off-road drive + a 5-hour total hike to see ALL the art. If you just want to see a few on the 3km stretch, then 3.5 hours works. I opted to see all or most of the art. Keep in mind the hike is rocky for the most part and no shade, 35-40 degrees C and dry as hell. I finished 5 litres of water. Getting there is a lot of fun! Note: you do NOT go there from Randa as that involves a much longer hike.

The site was discovered in 2008 by a French Archeologist. Actually, we must say discovered by …

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