When you drive from the M’zab to El Goléa, from time to time, you will see children coming out of nowhere and begging for some water, or for any kind of gift. On this occasion, that was obviously a family with a girl (the oldest) and her three younger brothers. We gave them a few garments.
Updated Mar 5, 2007
In El Golea we encountered near El Golea a youth centre.
The girls, dressed in colourfull dresses beckoned us to come.
They were anxious to speak with us in French. They told and and showed us what they were doing.
Updated Apr 4, 2004
This girl was also dressed very beautifull. She liked to tell us about their local customs.
She did speak some french, so we could have had a nice small conversation.
We really enjoyed to meet these girls.
And they were very excited to talk with us.
Updated Apr 4, 2004
The Algerian girls, we met in the youth centre near El Golea, liked to show us their local customs. So they showed us a tea ceremony and grinding cereals.
We admired their very colourful dresses.
Updated Apr 4, 2004
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El Goléa, the 300,000 palm trees oasis

El-Goléa, a city of 28,000 inhabitants (2005), is 270 km south to Ghardaïa, the capital of the Wilaya. It appears on road signs either as El-Goléa or as El-Minieh. Both names mean “the fortress”.
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El Golea is one of the biggest oases of the south. There are nearly 200.000 palm trees. El Golea is dominated by the old skar El Menia. Charles de Foucauld (known of the heritage in the Hoggar) is...
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