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Ghadames is a
Libyan oasis town that lies along the borders of
Algeria and Tunisia in the south west of the
country. There are approximately 10,000 inhabitants
in this oasis city. The city is actually two cities,
the old city and the new city. In 1986 the
inhabitants began moving into a newly built city,
but they still use the old city during the hot
summer months as its old architectural styles offer
relief from the Saharan heat.
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Made of natural
materials and with inventive architectural styles,
the buildings of Ghadames are designed to protect
the inhabitants against the extreme climate.
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Ghadames is well known for its beautiful
and inventive architectural styles.
Houses and other structures are
specially built to withstand the
extremes of the hot Saharan climate. The
houses are made from mud, lime and palm
tree trunks. The city is constructed
with connecting roofs with covered
alleyways between them. This allows the
inhabitants to pass freely from house to
house without having to expose
themselves to the strong sun, blowing
sand and heat. The structures are white
washed, giving a clean reflective
surface to turn back the strong rays of
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In
contrast to the stark appearance of the
towns exterior, the insides of homes are
decorated with intricate designs.
Roofs connect the houses. The alleyways
have small openings in the ceilings to
allow for light and air circulation.Interior
spaces in homes are colorful in contrast
to the stark exterior spaces.The
economical base for Ghadames has been
dwindling over the years.
Earlier the town was an important
stopover on the caravan routes crossing
the Sahara. Today's income is from camel
breeding, small agriculture projects and
administrative and military activities. |
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Tourism plays an
important roll in the city with many visitors from
all over the world coming
to attend the
annual Festival of Dates which is held each October.
October marks the end of the date harvest and the
festival is a place where folk singers and dancers
gather to entertain the people and dates and
handicrafts are sold.
Folk dancing and music are performed at the annual
Festival of Dates. Folk dancers and musicians gather
from all over Libya to attend the festival.
Ghadames 683 km.
Southwest of Tripoli, is reached either by land or
by air. It offers to tourists comfortable
accommodation in the middle of the desert. The town
distinguishes itself by its shape and look which are
both extraordinary. It is full of small covered
streets which run like-corridors, even through the
house have flat intercommunicating terraces reserved
for women only. |
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