Old Town of Ghadames - Great Attractions (Ghadames, Libya)
- 13 years ago
Take a tour of Old Town of Ghadames in Ghadames, Libya – part of the World’s Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
There is much to distinguish the town of Ghadames from its surrounding environment in Libya.
The town is an oasis on the edge of the Sahara Desert, and maintains a unique architectural style and layout.
The multi-story buildings are built with limestone, mud and palm wood, protecting the people from the intense heat and cold.
This region was once an important center of trade and was thus occupied by the Roman Empire and later Muslim Arabs.
As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the old part of Ghadames stands as an impressive example of a pre-Saharan civilization and a present- day Arab community.
In this town most houses have open air connected roof terraces.
There is much to distinguish the town of Ghadames from its surrounding environment in Libya.
The town is an oasis on the edge of the Sahara Desert, and maintains a unique architectural style and layout.
The multi-story buildings are built with limestone, mud and palm wood, protecting the people from the intense heat and cold.
This region was once an important center of trade and was thus occupied by the Roman Empire and later Muslim Arabs.
As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the old part of Ghadames stands as an impressive example of a pre-Saharan civilization and a present- day Arab community.
In this town most houses have open air connected roof terraces.