Lost Tree
Coordinates: 20°38′42″N 11°14′56″E / 20.645°N 11.249°E
The Lost Tree (French: Arbre Perdu), also known as the Arbre Thierry Sabine, is a very isolated tree in the Ténéré region of the Sahara desert in northeast Niger.
The tree is an acacia, lying on a small mound on a promontory. Its remoteness makes the tree an important landmark despite its small size.[1][2]
Thierry Sabine, founder of the Dakar Rally (run in Africa from 1979–2007), died in a helicopter crash near Timbuktu during the 1986 rally. His ashes were scattered around the Lost Tree, which maps printed for the rally thereafter described as the "Arbre Thierry Sabine". A plaque next to the tree is dedicated to his memory, reading "For those who take a challenge – for those who follow a dream".[2]
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- Individual trees in Niger
- Geography of Niger
- Tuareg
- Acacia