Grand Erg Occidental
Les oasis à foggaras et les ksour du Grand Erg Occidental is part of the Tentative list of Algeria in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
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.
Map of Grand Erg Occidental
Load mapThe coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.
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- Full Name
- Les oasis à foggaras et les ksour du Grand Erg Occidental
- Country
- Algeria
- Added
- 2002
- Type
- Cultural
- Categories
- Cultural Landscape - Continuing
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Site History
2002 Added to Tentative List
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