Algeria
Grand Erg Occidental
The oases in the Saouara Valley and the Grand Erg Occidental form a cultural landscape in the Sahara desert. Foggaras - traditional irrigation systems – are used for palm groves and the supply for a number of Ksour (fortified villages). Adrar, Timimoun and Tidikelt are some of the larger oasis towns.
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- Full Name
- Les oasis à foggaras et les ksour du Grand Erg Occidental (ID: 1772)
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- Algeria
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On tentative list 2002
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
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