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A church in the desert - Algeria
A church in the desert
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Hammam Meskhoutine
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  • By JLBG on December 8, 2005
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  • Hammam Meskhoutine - Algeria
    Hammam Meskhoutine
    by JLBG
    Our friend brought us to Hammam Meskhoutine, once the meeting we had attended was over. I will soon build a page on this amazing place. It is a very hot spring (98?C), with a very large flow and a very high level of dissolved minerals. Thus, it gives wonderful cliffs of deposit that are, too my feeling, far more impressive than those found in the Yellowstone National Park. Look at the size of the person on top of the concretions !

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    Terfez
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  • Updated By JLBG on December 8, 2005
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  • Terfez - Algeria
    Terfez
    by JLBG, 1 more photos
    Terfezia leonis* (Lions' terfez) is an hypogeous mushroom that grows in sub-desert areas. This photo was taken in Ghardaia, were there were heaps of terfez at the market. It belongs to the truffle family but it's taste is closer to potatoes or turnips than to Périgord's black truffle from France or Alba's white truffle from Italy.

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    Izgher: a laid back village
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  • Updated By dabuwan on January 21, 2003
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  • Izgher village - Algeria
    Izgher village
    by dabuwan
    Izgher is a small oasis village about 50 km from Timimoun. It's really a laid back place, and inhabitants are a strange mixture of different races with a strong sub-saharian and animist influence. No electricity, no running water, you really feel far from everyting, in a different time.

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    A church between the sand dunes
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  • By dabuwan on January 21, 2003
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  • A church in the desert - Algeria
    A church in the desert
    by dabuwan
    About half an hour by car from Timimoun there is a Catholic church, right between the sand dunes, with a few palm-trees scattered around. Nothing else around but sand.
    The church itself anyway is well kept (also inside), but its location is really amazing.

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    Cows feeding on a dump
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  • By JLBG on December 8, 2005
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  • Cows feeding on a dump - Algeria
    Cows feeding on a dump
    by JLBG
    This photo was taken in Annaba back country. Household refuse from large and smaller cities are collected and poured in dumping grounds. This can be a heaven for cows or sheep that are happy to find a part of their feed.

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    1987, 9th travel to the Sahara, other Immidir trek
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  • By JLBG on February 4, 2007
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  • Algeria Off the Beaten Path
    by JLBG
    This was a trek in another part of the Tassili N’Immidir,again organized by “Homme et Montagnes du Sahara” , with Jean-Louis Bernezat.

    Each part of the Immidir is very different from one another.

    More to come!

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    Arak gorges
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  • Updated By tini58de on July 28, 2004
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  • Arak gorges - Algeria
    Arak gorges
    by tini58de
    Arak is the village/town half the way between In Salah and Tamanrasset, at a very low elevation, and terribly hot. The town itself is not much to stop for, but the nearby gorges are quite rewarding.

    We only stopped there to spend the night in one of the gorges, which was quite nice and definitely off the beaten path!

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    Gueltas in the Hoggar massif
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  • Updated By tini58de on July 28, 2004
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  • Guelta - Algeria
    Guelta
    by tini58de
    The gueltas are unique to this region. They are small terraces, pots and small cascades in which water runs permanently - although this is a completely desert environment. You will find rich vegetation, and the diverse fauna includes fish species such as the desert barbel!

    The nomadic Touareg of Tamanrasset use the gueltates to store water for domestic needs and as a watering site for their herds, and the area is a popular place visited by some 20,000 local and foreign tourists per year!!

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    Beni Abbes swimming pool
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  • Updated By sachara on August 10, 2003
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  • Algeria Off the Beaten Path
    by sachara
    In the surroundings of Beni Abbes we made a early morning walk.
    We passed this small swimming pool with clear spring water a few KM outside of town.
    It was a nice shady place with a lot of palm trees.

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    Kerzaz water pump
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  • Updated By sachara on August 10, 2003
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  • water pump - Algeria
    water pump
    by sachara
    Look out for this kind of building between Beni Abbes and Timimoun.
    These are traditional water pumps. We found one at the road side near Kerzaz.
    There was somebody around of the village, he was very willing to explain us who the system worked.

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