Laghouat Travel Guide

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  • Willaya of Laghouat
      Willaya of Laghouat
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  • Laghouat
      Laghouat
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  • the market in Laghouat
      the market in Laghouat
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  • Sahara
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Camping outside the city: Camping outside the city

Camping outside the city: Camping outside the city, Laghouat

 JLBG Says:  On a recent travel, when we were more accustomed to the desert, we chose to camp some 20 km outside the city, in the wild, 200 m away from the road, on a flat place protected by a small embankment (on the left). Usually, in the desert, we did not mount a tent but as their... 

Camping in the city: Camping in the city

Camping in the city: Camping in the city, Laghouat

 JLBG Says:  On our first passage in Laghouat, which was our first ravel to the Sahara, we chose to camp on a small square shaded by poplars (which meant that there was water in the undersoil!), on the outskirts of the city. The place was very quiet and we were not bothered by anybody. 

Transportation  

Road sign

Road sign, Laghouat

 JLBG Says:  On the main street in the city, a road signs warns about the distances southwards :Ghardaïa, 190 kmEl-Goléa, 450 kmIn-Salah, 850 kmTamanrasset, 1,600 kmAnd last but not least, Capetown, 13,000 kmIf you plan to go all the way south, do not forget gas, water, food ... and... 

Local Customs  

Gun

Gun, Laghouat

 JLBG Says:  A third instrument accompanies the dance. It is not a musical instrument but … a gun! It is obviously a very old gun. The man pours some black powder inside the gun, then he adds pieces of paper and packs hard with a rod. Once there is enough, e shoots in the air and there... 

Ghaita and bendir

Ghaita and bendir, Laghouat

 JLBG Says:  The dancers are accompanied by the ghaita and bendir. The bendir is made of a goatskin taut on a wooden frame made with the wood of the "micocoulier" (Celtis integrifolia ), local species of Nettle Tree also known as Hackberry or Lote TreeThe ghaïta is difficult to see on... 

Ouled Naïl dancers

Ouled Naïl dancers, Laghouat

 JLBG Says:  On the one hand, women living in Laghouat are heavily veiled but on the other hand, Ouled Naïl woman coming from the nearby Monts des Ouled Naïl are well known as unveiled dancers. Their dance has nothing to do with belly dancing, which is traditionally practiced in the... 

Storyteller

Storyteller, Laghouat

 JLBG Says:  Storytellers are very popular on souqs. Even if you do not understand the language, it is interesting to look at the storyteller. He can tell a story for may be half an hour or more and he is not only "telling", which as a visitor you will not understand, but he is also... 

Friendly children

Friendly children, Laghouat

 JLBG Says:  As there are few tourists, children are friendly and never bother the visitor. If ever that happened (that happens sometimes), there will be very soon some grown up that will immediately bring them to reason. However, they watch the visitors and I wrote in the last tip that... 

Market in Laghouat

Market in Laghouat, Laghouat

 JLBG Says:  On one of our passages in Laghouat, we were lucky to see the weekly souq (market).The first photo shows a general view on a part of the market, along the main avenue.On the second photo, I have enlarged a part with several women. Laghouat is a very religious city and women... 

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Sahara!

Sahara!, Laghouat

 JLBG Says:  Just south to Laghouat, driving to Ghardaïa, this is the beginning of the true desert. The landscape is made of hills half stony, half sandy, standing on a reg made of small stones that hide more or less the sand that show as soon as there is some wind, which happens most of... 

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Laghouat, door to the Sahara

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 Laghouat stands at an elevation of 450 meters, where the Atlas range meets the Sahara. North, the green mountains of the Atlas range, with Djebel Amour and the Monts des Ouled Naïls. South, the... 

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