Ghadames
Sign in to saveGhadames or Ghadamis (Ghadamsi: ⵄⴰⴷⴻⵎⴻⵙ / Ɛadēməs [ʕadeːməs], , ) is an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya.
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Ghadames is an oasis town located in northwestern Libya, in the Tripolitania region within the Nalut District. It is notable as a settled community in a desert environment where water sources are scarce.
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- Ghadames
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- Town
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- Clockwise from top: Ghadames Mosque, Old Town, Old Town street view
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- Libya
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- Location in Libya
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- Country
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- Tripolitania
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- District
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- Nalut
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Ancient eras
- Etymology
- 1900s–present
- Old Town of Ghadames
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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Ghadames or Ghadamis (Ghadamsi: ⵄⴰⴷⴻⵎⴻⵙ / Ɛadēməs [ʕadeːməs], , ) is an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya.
Ghadames, known as 'the pearl of the desert', stands in an oasis. It is one of the oldest pre-Saharan cities and an example of a traditional settlement. Its domestic architecture is characterized by a vertical division of functions: the ground floor used to store supplies; the first floor is for the family, overhanging covered alleys that create what is almost an underground network of passageways; and, at the top, open-air terraces reserved for the women.