Old Town of Ghadamès

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The Old Town of Ghadamès is an ancient oasis settlement in the Sahara Desert renowned for its distinctive earthen architecture and intricate covered alleyways, reflecting a long history of trans-Saharan trade and traditional Berber culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
archaeological site
historic town
oasis settlement
builtWithMaterial mud brick
palm wood
rammed earth
climateAdaptationFeature covered passageways
narrow shaded streets
whitewashed walls
coordinateApprox 30.13°N 9.50°E
country Libya
governedBy Libya
surface form: State of Libya
hasCulturalAssociation Arab-Islamic culture
Berbers
surface form: Berber culture

Tuareg
surface form: Tuareg culture
hasFunction caravan stop
trading center
hasStructureType city walls
gates
mosques
watchtowers
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalRole key node in trans-Saharan trade routes
locatedIn Ghadamès
locatedInDesert Sahara Desert
locatedInRegion Tripolitania
surface form: northwestern Libya
notableFor covered alleyways
earthen architecture
labyrinthine street plan
traditional oasis urbanism
partOf trans-Saharan trade network
periodOfMajorDevelopment medieval period
recognizedFor continuity of oasis lifestyle
intact traditional urban fabric
religionHistoricallyPracticed Islam
roofType flat roofs
threatenedBy abandonment
modern development
tourismType cultural tourism
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1986
UNESCORegion Arab world
surface form: Arab States
UNESCOSiteId 362
UNESCOSiteType cultural
urbanPattern cellular housing blocks
multi-level houses
waterManagementFeature irrigation channels
palm groves
waterSource oasis springs

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Libya hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Old Town of Ghadamès
Tripolitania containsArchaeologicalSite Old Town of Ghadamès
this entity surface form: Ghadames old town
Ghadamès officialNameUNESCO Old Town of Ghadamès
Ghadamès hasPart Old Town of Ghadamès
Ghadames Oasis UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName Old Town of Ghadamès
Nalut District hasNotableSite Old Town of Ghadamès
this entity surface form: Old town of Ghadamès