Ghat

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Ghat is city in remotest north-western Libya. Stronghold for the Kel Ajjer Tuareg federation untill its was occupied the French in 1915 after the famous Battle of Isayyan. The oasis is located between the Tadrart-Akakus mountain range and the Tassili N'Ajjer plateau.

Ghat was a major market on the camel-caravan routes between North-Africa and West-Africa.

Nowadays it is an important tourist destination due to the existence in the neighboring Tadrat-Akakus and Tassili N'Ajjer mountains of Prehistoric rock paintings and engravings. Plus the beauty of the sourround desert landscapes.

Villages and secondary oases of Ghat:

• Al-Barkat
• Serdeles
• Tahala
• Fewat

Neighboring villages:

• Adales
• Albarkat
• Fewat
• Dejjan
• Tahala
• Serdeles
• Isayan
• Djanet, located in Algeria.
• Tin Alkum, located in Algeria.

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