Ghadames: Is this the perfect desert town?
BBCGhadames: Is this the perfect desert town? Fiona Dunlop Known as "the pearl of the desert", Ghadames is so perfectly conceived for the extreme temperatures of the Sahara that its former inhabitants keep coming back. Perfectly designed to combat the desert winds and harsh climate of the northern Sahara, this oasis town – a Unesco World Heritage site known as "the pearl of the desert" – is one of the Sahara's greatest architectural showpieces, and a spectacular example of environmental planning. Fiona Dunlop Ghadames is perfectly designed for the harsh climate of the northern Sahara The inner walls, which glowed white with a protective layer of limewash, were made of sun-dried mud bricks. Fiona Dunlop Slave markets were held in the town's arcaded squares until the 19th Century At the hub of the medina, we arrived at two arcaded squares enclosing giant mulberry trees.
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