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Tuareg nomad camp in the Oued Djerat in the Tassili Mountains. - Algeria - 1962
The preparation of the tea is a ritual. The water is boiled on an open fire. - Algeria - 1962
A gelta, a wadi pool with a rocky bottom in Iherir. Some are wide and deep, forming real little lakes teeming with fish, catfish and barbel; in 1934, a small crocodile was found in one of these waters, one of the last remnants of the green Sahara of prehistory. - Algeria - 1962
In the Sahara, water is more abundant than you think, but it is hidden, underground. In the valley of Iherir (Tassili N' Ajjer), however, it flows freely, bouncing off the rocks in waterfalls. Iherir is one of the areas of the Sahara where there is the most water. The rocky bottom prevents the precious wet from seeping into the ground. - Algeria - 1962
The wadi of Ihérir is an oasis inhabited since the Neolithic period, located in the Tassili n'Ajjer Cultural Park in southern Algeria. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 and a Human and Biosphere Reserve in 1986, Ihérir is the only real watering hole in this desert region. Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993
The wadi of Ihérir is an oasis inhabited since the Neolithic period, located in the Tassili n'Ajjer Cultural Park in southern Algeria. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 and a Human and Biosphere Reserve in 1986, Ihérir is the only real watering hole in this desert region. The Ihérir Valley is home to an exceptional landscape of wadis, gueltas and lush vegetation. Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993
