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7 Most Beautiful Oases
Published on 1/13/2008
Ubari Oasis (Libya)
Ubari is an oasis city in South-Western Libya, in the Targa valley. It
lies between the Messak Sattafat plateau and Idhan Ubari sand dunes
and lakes. The oasis is the second centre after Ghat for Kel Ajjer
Tuareg. Neighbouring villages include Germa, and In Garran. The water
is salted like the dead sea, but swimming into it is rather not a good
idea as it is very dirty.
Huacachina (Peru)
Shimmering beneath the scorching sun of the Peruvian desert is an
extraordinary sight - a tiny settlement, complete with lagoon, lush
palm groves, carob trees, cafes, neatly clipped lawns, 100-strong
population and even the odd swimming pool.
Americas' - there is only one - has been a beacon of green, hidden
deep amid hundreds of miles of barren desert.
Huacachina serves as a resort for local families from the nearby city
of Ica, and increasingly as an attraction for tourists drawn by the
sport of sandboarding on sand dunes that stretch several hundred feet
high.
Ein Gedi (Israel)
En Gedi is the largest oasis along the western shore of the Dead Sea.
The springs here have allowed nearly continuous inhabitation of the
site since the Chalcolithic period. The area was allotted to the tribe
of Judah, and was famous in the time of Solomon (Josh 15:62). Today
the Israeli kibbutz of En Gedi sits along the southern bank of the
Nahal Arugot.
Chebika Oasis (Tunisia)
Chebika belongs to the collection of unlikely desert oases of the
mountains north of the great Tunisian chotts. Least famous, Chebika
offers perhaps the most effective and dramatic experience among them.
Where the mountains rise, Chebika lies. Most of the year it is so
exposed to the sun that it once was known as Qasr el-Shams, Castle of
the Sun.
Timia Oasis (Niger)
as the most beautiful oasis in the country for a reason. It is not
quite the image of a pool of water amidst the sand-dunes with a couple
of palm-trees on either side. Instead it is a rich network of lush
gardens in the middle of some of the most hostile terrain on earth- as
true an oasis as you'll ever find. Oranges and pomegranates hang from
branches and can be plucked (for a fee) and eaten on the spot. Date
palms and citrus trees, and beneath the cool of the spreading leaves,
any number of herbs, cereals and garden vegetables are grown. The
region- indeed in some cases all over Niger. After the searing heat of
the Sahara, the Timia Oasis is the perfect rest-stop for a group of
travellers, and time is well spent exploring the refreshing shade of
the carefully-groomed orchards.
Gaberoun (Libya)
Gaberoun is an oasis with a large lake located in the municipality
Sabha in the Libyan Sahara. The old Bedouin settlement by the western
shore of the lake has been abandoned, and now lays in ruins. A
rudimentary tourist camp is located on the northeastern shore,
including an open patio, sleeping huts, and a souvenir shop (attended
by a touareg in full costume) in the winter.
The lake is very salty, swimming can be pleasant despite the salt
water crustaceans. Mosquitoes are abundant, especially in the summer.
October to May is considered the best time to visit as the climate is
milder.
former times, outcasts lived there who had been excluded from
Icelandic society because of crimes they had committed.
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