Reserve Air and Ténéré.

Nature Reserve Air and Ténéré is located on the southern border of the Sahara Desert. Its area of ​​77,000 sq.km. The reserve was founded in 1988. As soon as about 15% of its territory has been allocated under the Special Reserve, with a strict protection regime for the protection of Addax antelope. In 1991, the reserve included in the list of World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

Air on a plateau a lot of interesting geological monuments. And the plateau and mountain ranges are dissected by deep valleys. However, there is only a temporary flow streams, which come to life only for a short time after the rains.

The climate is typical of the Central Reserve Saharan Africa: a very hot and dry. Nowhere on the reserve for the year does not drop more than 100 mm of rainfall.