21/08/2024
Mysterious City
The "eighth wonder of the world," the city of Sefar in the Algerian desert, is an incredible site. Its area is roughly the same as Jordan, and it dates back 30,000 years! Often referred to as the "city of jinn" or the "lost city," Sefar is located in the Tassili n'Ajjer region in southern Algeria. It boasts over 15,000 wall paintings and engravings, with a history stretching back 20,000 years, making it one of the oldest known civilizations.
UNESCO classified it as a World Heritage site due to its significance, and it's the largest cave city in the world, even older than the Egyptian pyramids. The city was mentioned by Algerian poet and nationalist M'Feddal Zekri, who found astonishing information about it at the British Museum.
Some believe Sefar is inhabited by jinn and remains largely unexplored, with only a partial view available through aerial footage by France 2. It’s also associated with ancient legends, including being linked to the lost continent of Atlantis and having a strategic position for fresh water reserves. Notably, the only person known to have entered Sefar is the infamous magician Aleister Crowley, who documented his findings in a cryptic manuscript held in a British museum. According to Crowley, the area might be the throne of Satan.
Access to Sefar is extremely difficult, requiring a three-day drive with supplies. The caves are so vast that if you are separated from a companion, you may not be able to hear them from a short distance away, making guided tours essential. Sefar is said to be a massive open-air museum with 15,000 rock carvings narrating stories of wars, civilizations, and climate changes. The engravings include strange creatures that don’t resemble known animals or humans.
Few dare to visit Sefar, and it remains largely unexplored