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Lost steps in Sahara - Algeria
Lost steps in Sahara
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Ain Sefra
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  • sachara
  • By sachara on August 11, 2003
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    Ain Sefra
    by sachara
    I love the beautifull sanddunes. These dunes near Ain Sefra were the first we saw and climbed during our trip in 1993.
    When I sat in the sand with Ain Sefra at the background, I realize how easy it is nowadays to travel and spent a few thoughts at the travels of Isabel Eberhardt nearly 100 years ago.

    Ain Sefra is known because Isabel Eberhardt is buried here after she drowned in a flood in 1904.
    I loved to read her book and admired that she as a woman - allthough dressed like a man- travelled in the desert of Algeria for many years in a time that this was not easy. She -orginally a Russian born in Switzerland- became a muslim and knew a lot about arab culture.

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    Malika Mokeddem
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  • Updated By sachara on May 22, 2003
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    by sachara
    Read the beautifull books
    of the algerian writer
    Malika Mokkeddem, born in the western desert of Algeria (1949), now living in France.

    Les hommes qui marchent
    ( De blauwe mensen)

    Le siècle des sauterelles
    ( Yasmine of het tijdperk van de sprinkhanen)

    N`zid
    (Een vrouwelijke odysseus, N`zid)

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    Endless sand dunes
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  • Updated By dabuwan on January 21, 2003
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  • This is me on the sand dunes in Beni Abbes - Algeria
    This is me on the sand dunes
    in Beni Abbes
    by dabuwan
    In the Algerian Grand Erg you'll find terrific desert landscapes with endless sand dunes.
    Probably one of the best places is Beni Abbes oasis. You can climb the nearest dunes that almost enter the town and admire the stunning views from there. Do it at sunset because the heat is bearable and it's amazing to watch local kids playing on the dunes.

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    Choose well the season you go there
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  • By Svillegas on September 24, 2002
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  • First of all you should now that Sahara in summer suffers incredible hight temperatures. I went in September and at midday it was around 50 ºC, I was not used to it and it was not easy to pass, and I found it very heavy.

    On the other hand you can take a profit of this hot time having a snap, resting in a shade and seeing the "mula-mulas. It is a bird that touaregs tell that brings good news, they are very confident and come very near people, if you leave them some water in a glass they will drink easily.

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    Vegetation
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  • By titti on June 27, 2003
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  • It’s almost impossible to describe the huge variety of plants, flowers, growing in the sand (well, you can ask Francois for this); we found such colourful, wonderful vegetation both in the Oued Djerat and in the Tassili n’ Njjer.
    Ahmed (guess which one) told us that it has just been raining a few weeks before our arrival, some hundreds days since the last rainfall.

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    The collosal sky
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  • Updated By Svillegas on October 8, 2002
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  • I have never seen such a huge sky in my life. It's clear, withouth pollution. And you can see ALL the stars it contents.

    This is one of the things I miss most, having supper watching the moon and the stars.

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    by sea
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  • Updated By youssef09 on February 13, 2003
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  • the gathering together of water at the creation gave us the sea to sail on,as their separation gave us the land , on earth they give drink ; as rain from above they give food ;
    if such beauty can be seen in one element !
    how exquisite is the whole ! ?

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    Resting in the oasis
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  • By dabuwan on February 14, 2003
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  • Timimoun Oasis - Algeria
    Timimoun Oasis
    by dabuwan
    Resting in the oasis during the hottest hours of the day is a delightful experience (and it is much safer for your health, too).

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    One of my favourite time of...
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  • Updated By hassan_abu on November 16, 2002
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    by hassan_abu
    One of my favourite time of the day...SUNSET.

    I will definitely miss the vast and open space of the desert.

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    Experience the Sahara...
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  • Updated By tini58de on August 26, 2002
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    Sahara
    by tini58de
    experience the Sahara desert!!!

    each and every day that we drove through the desert showed us a different picture of what desert can look like - and I loved every second of it!

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