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Ghat


Location: 1550 km. to the South of Tripoli " 2DAYS DRIVE".
Our Suggested Tours:
Libyan Fascinating Sahara Tour
Deserts & Roman Classics

A Tuareg desert town located deep in the Libyan Sahara at the entrance of Acacus Ghat was a famous trading post for caravans crossing the desert, and a thousand years ago was an active town. Ghat may be reached by either a tarmac road from Sebha around 585 km. or through the Sahara-rout from Ghadames alongside the Algerian border, 3 Days 4wd driving time. Best time to enjoy your visit to the region is from Nov. to the begging of Apr.
Yearly festival takes place in Ghat during the last week of Dec. gives an experience of colorful ritual of Tuareg life, music, song and dance.

Ghadames


Location: 630 km. south-west of Tripoli

:Our Suggested Tours

Libyan Classical Cities Tour
Deserts & Roman Classics
Discover Libya Tour
Djerba – Libya excursion

Described as the Pearl of the Desert, Ghadames is a beautiful oasis town located on the edge of the Sahara close to the border with Algeria and Tunisia. The old town of Ghadames is very picturesque, famous for its unique architecture and its labyrinthine streets. Interesting sites include the cultural museum, the Traditional House richly decorated in local style, the Great Mosque, and the Main Square once used as a slave market.Outside of town is to be found Ain al-Dibbane a salty lake. There is also huge sand dunes area for those who would like a taste the spirit of the Sahara.Ghadames is the starting point for the overland desert route to Ghat traveling 3 days 4wd alongside the Algerian border

Germa


The Garamantes were a Berber people living in the Fezzan in the northeastern Sahara Desert, originating from the Sahara's Tibesti region. Garamantian power climaxed during the second and the third centuries AD, often in conflict with the Roman Empire to the north. Garama had a population of some four thousand and another six thousand living in villages within a 5 km radius.

Shahhat


is a town in the District of Jabal al Akhdar in north-eastern Libya.[2] Cyrene was located in the same area in ancient times. It is located 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Bayda. Shahhat is linked with Derna by two roads, the inner one running through Al Qubah is part of the Libyan Coastal Highway and the coastal one running through Susa and Ras al Helal. During the Libyan Civil War, the city was one of the first to fall under rebel control