Image PMR641-06 by Peter Michael Rhodes

Travel > PMR641-06
PMR641-06 Libya: Ghadames, a Tuareg town, population about 7000, lies approximately 500 miles south-west of Tripoli. It dates back probably to about 3000 BC, thriving in Roman, Byzantine and Arab times. The houses in the old town are all of baked mud, and many of the alleys are enclosed with vaulting as protection from the sun. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. View over the flat-roofed mud houses towards the adjacent date palms. Keywords: Maghreb, ancient town, historic town, Berber

© Peter Michael Rhodes
"<" back one image forward one image ">"

Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
Collection: Travel
Filename:
PMR641-06
Upload Date: 2012-11-10 13:29:00
Photo Size: 2.1mb 3543x3543 pixels
Preview:
  comp 840x840

Caption:

Libya: Ghadames, a Tuareg town, population about 7000, lies approximately

500 miles south-west of Tripoli. It dates back probably to about 3000 BC, thriving in Roman, Byzantine and Arab times. The houses in the old town are all of baked mud, and many of the alleys are enclosed with vaulting as protection from the sun. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

View over the flat-roofed mud houses towards the adjacent date palms.
Keywords: Maghreb, ancient town, historic town, Berber