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Wadi Mathendous is a prehistoric archeological site in Mesak Settafet of the Fezzan region in southwestern Libya. The Saharan desert site is famous for its petroglyphs (rock engravings) of different subjects. The animals engraved include elephants, giraffes, aurochs, and crocodiles.

On postage stamps

The Libyan Posts (General Posts and Telecommunications Company, GPTC) dedicated an issue of postage stamps to the rock engravings of Wadi Mathendous. The issue is made of five stamps and was released in 1978, January 1st (ref. Scott catalogue n.711-715 - Michel catalogue n.624-628).^[1]

References

^ Libyan Stamps online

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 [[Image:Mathendous fighting cats.jpg|330px|thumb|right|Engraving of The Fighting Cats (''aka. Meercatze'') is considered iconic of Wadi Mathendous]]
 [[Image:Mathendous giraffes.jpg|330px|thumb|right|Engraving of giraffes at Wadi Mathendous]]
-[[Image:Mathendous elephant.jpg|330px|thumb|right|Engraving of elephant at Wadi Mathendous]]
+[[Image:Mathendous elephant.jpg|330px|thumb|left|Engraving of elephant at Wadi Mathendous]]
-'''Wadi Mathendous''' is a prehistoric archeological site in south western Libya in [[Mesak Settafet]], famous for its rock engravings of different kinds. The animals engraved include elephants, giraffes, [[aurochs]], and crocodiles.
+'''Wadi Mathendous''' is a prehistoric archeological site in [[Mesak Settafet]] of the [[Fezzan]] region in southwestern [[Libya]]. The [[Sahara]]n desert site is famous for its [[petroglyph]]s (rock engravings) of different subjects. The animals engraved include [[elephant]]s, [[giraffe]]s, [[aurochs]], and [[crocodile]]s.
-==Postage stamps of Libya==
+==On postage stamps==
-The [[Libyan Posts]] ([[General Posts and Telecommunications Company]], GPTC) dedicated a postage stamps issue to the rock engravings of Wadi Mathendous. The issue is made of five stamps and was released in 1978, January 1st (ref. [[Scott catalogue]] n.711-715 - [[Michel catalogue]] n.624-628).<ref>[http://www.libyan-stamps.com/page2008.htm Libyan Stamps online]</ref>
+The [[Libyan Posts]] ([[General Posts and Telecommunications Company]], GPTC) dedicated an issue of postage stamps to the rock engravings of Wadi Mathendous. The issue is made of five stamps and was released in 1978, January 1st (ref. [[Scott catalogue]] n.711-715 - [[Michel catalogue]] n.624-628).<ref>[http://www.libyan-stamps.com/page2008.htm Libyan Stamps online]</ref>
-==External links==
+==See also==
 {{Commons category|Wadi Mathendous}}
+*[[Saharan rock art]]
-* [http://www.wideview.it/travel/Libya_2007/en_mathendous.htm Wideview.it - The ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES of WADI MATHENDOUS]
-* [http://www.livius.org/ga-gh/garamantes/garamantes_wadi_mathendous.html Livius.org - Garamantes & Wadi Mathendous]
-* [http://www.erich-biesinger.de/libyen/mathendous.html Biesinger.de - Felsgravuren im Wadi Mathendous und In Habeter]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+* [http://www.wideview.it/travel/Libya_2007/en_mathendous.htm Wideview.it - The ARCHAEOLOGICAL Sites of WADI MATHENDOUS]
+* [http://www.livius.org/ga-gh/garamantes/garamantes_wadi_mathendous.html Livius.org - Garamantes & Wadi Mathendous]
+* [http://www.erich-biesinger.de/libyen/mathendous.html Biesinger.de - Felsgravuren im Wadi Mathendous und In Habeter]
 {{coord missing|Libya}}
-[[Category:Archaeological sites in Libya]]
 [[Category:Rock art in Africa]]
+[[Category:Archaeological sites in Libya]]
 [[Category:History of the Sahara]]
 [[Category:Fezzan]]