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Introducing Adrar
Adrar is a major regional capital 120km south of the road which rings the Grand Erg Occidental. There isn’t much of interest here, and the only reason you’d pass through would be on your way to the Malian border or In Salah. Its uniform brick-red colour is interesting though and its central square is notable too, if only for its gargantuan size. Because the square is so big, the midday sun here is blinding, and you need to follow the local example and retreat somewhere cooler. The town is virtually deserted in the afternoon.
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On the way into the town from the north, keep an eye out for signs of the fouggara (underground water channels), identifiable above ground by the lines of small wells on the surface. This system of channels, now superseded by more modern methods, once stretched for more than 2000km in this area.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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