Guelta d'Archei

The Guelta d'Archei is one of the most famous gueltas in the Sahara. It is located in the Ennedi Plateau, in north-eastern Chad, south-east of the town of Fada. The Guelta d'Archei is inhabited by several kinds of animals, most notably the West African crocodile (Crocodylus suchus; until recently thought to be a synonym for the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti). Middle Holocene remains, as well as rock paintings, indicate that this species once thrived across most of today's Sahara Desert and in swamps and rivers along South Mediterranean shores. The small group of surviving crocodiles in the Guelta d'Archei represents one of the last colonies known in the Sahara today; the Tagant Plateau colony in Mauritania has likely been extinct since 1996.[1]

Guelta d'Archei
Camels in the Guelta d'Archei
Camels in the Guelta d'Archei
Guelta d'Archei is located in Chad
Guelta d'Archei
Location in Chad
Coordinates: 16°54′17″N 21°46′29″E
Country Chad
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Travel to the Guelta d'Archei is very difficult, as it is not serviced by paved roads. It is an approximately four-day's 4x4 drive from the Chadian capital of N'Djamena.[2]

References
  1. de Smet, Klaas (January 1998). "Status of the Nile crocodile in the Sahara desert". Hydrobiologia. SpringerLink. 391 (1–3): 81–86. doi:10.1023/A:1003592123079. S2CID 31823632.
  2. "Camels and Crocodiles Share the Black Waters of this Stunning Saharan Oasis". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2022-11-28.


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