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Algeria

Land of the great sandy deserts, the mountain landscape of Tassili n’Ajjer and the Hoggar massif.

 

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#1

Dune ribbon

Beautiful dunes near Illizi, which was called Fort-Polignac during the period of French colonization. They are located in the south-east of Algeria, a hundred kilometers from the Libyan border.
Algeria - Illizi - 1969

#2

Sea of dunes

At the western border of Grand Erg Occidental, near the village Erg Tarouzi.
Algeria - Saoura - 1993

#3

Displacement

A Reguibat tribe crosses the Amoggiar pass. The woman and the children travel in a palanquin that protects them from wind and dust.
Mauritania - Chinguetti - 1968

#4

Unexpected parking

On the asphalt road between Hassi-Messaoud and In-Amenas, this «international parking signal» is unusual and surprising. His incongruity can make you smile
Algeria - 1968

#5

Touareg

This noble Touareg of the Kel Rela tribe is armed with his spear. The spear is becoming more and more rare; it was used to hunt gazelles or mouflons. The tagoûlmoust, the veil that surrounds the head and hides the lower face, is given by the father to his son when he reaches puberty.
Algeria - Hoggar - 1964

#6

Well

Each well is a privileged point where the nomads meet. In the immensity of the great desert, it is also the secret of the initiates: Find it if you can! The unfortunate who has embarked on an adventure with a rope too short is likely to die of thirst at its side.
Algeria - Immidir - Hassi Meniet - 1965

#7

Long live the bride

The pectoral pendant is the centrepiece of the adornment of a woman on the day of her marriage. Around the neck, she wears a collar formed by cloves. The scent that emerges is very appreciated among women.
Algeria - Illizi - 1967

#8

Game

Every nomad likes to play. The preference goes to the game of checkers, whose pawns are pebbles or poop of camels. Each move is punctuated by endless discussions.
Algeria - Hoggar Camp - 1968

#9

Imzad

This instrument is made of half a calabash, covered with goat skin, a wooden handle and one horsehair string. The bow consists of a piece of bent oleander wood. Only women play this instrument on festive nights. They accompany the chants of the men, dedicated to warrior courage, love and eternal nomadic life ...
Algeria - Tassili - 1968

#10

The shadows are getting longer

The evening arrives and the shepherdess returns to the oasis with her little herd of goats.
Algeria - Djanet - 1967

#11

In the morning light

Dunes near Jabbaren.
Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

#12

Sand pyramid

This tree has to feel quite lonely in this mineral universe.
Algeria - Tadrart - In-Djaren - 1993

#13

In the midday heat

Piton and landscape with a camel skeleton of which only the skull remains.
Algeria - Tadrart - Tin-Merzouga - 1993

#14

Art in the desert

Natural rock sculpture between Djanet and the cliffs south of Tassili.
Algeria - South Tassili - 1993

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