Aïr (English spelling) Air

Japanese: Aïr(英語表記)Air
Aïr (English spelling) Air

… [Junzo Kawada]
[Saharan Rock Paintings]
Rock paintings and engravings are widely distributed in the mountainous region of the Sahara Desert, and are also called Saharan art. They remain in Tassili n'Ajjer, Hoggar, and South Oran (all in Algeria), Adrar Desiphores (Mali), Aïr (Niger), the Tibesti Mountains, Ennedi (all in Chad), Fezzan (Libya), Adrar de Mauritanie et Stouf (Mauritania), and in southern Morocco. The paintings are on the walls in the shade of rocks, and most of the engravings are on free-standing rock masses. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Aïr" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【川田 順造】
[サハラの岩面画]
 サハラ砂漠の山岳地帯には岩面彩画・刻画が広く分布し,〈サハラ美術Saharian art〉とも呼ばれる。これらはタッシリ・ナジェール,ホガールHoggar,南オラン(以上,アルジェリア),アドラール・デジフォラス(マリ),アイールAïr(ニジェール),ティベスティ山地,エネディ(以上,チャド),フェッザーン(リビア),アドラール・ド・モーリタニー・エ・ストゥーフAdrar de Mauritanie et Stouf(モーリタニア),南モロッコの各地に遺存する。彩画は岩陰の壁面に描かれ,刻画の多くは独立した岩塊に施されている。…

※「Aïr」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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