Douz
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Douz (
History
It has been called the "ultimate palm oasis", because it has over 500,000 palm trees in the area, and it is a major producer of "diglat noor" dates.[3] In previous times it was an important stop on the trans-Saharan caravan routes. Today, it is a destination for tourists who are interested in seeing the desert, and a starting point for desert treks by camel, motorcycle, or four-wheel-drive vehicle.[3][self-published source][1][4]
Culture
Every year Douz hosts the International Festival of the Sahara, a four-day celebration of traditional desert culture. The festival, usually held in November or December, features traditional music and dancing, poetry readings, camel wrestling, and racing of horses and salugis.[5] Douz is home to the Museum of the Sahara, which showcases displays on traditional nomadic desert culture of the Mrazig people who now mostly live a settled life in the town.[5][6]
Demography
The majority of inhabitants of Douz are from
Gallery
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A woman in red traditional clothing on the market, Douz 1997 -
Douz street view with motocyclist, 1997 -
Three dromedaries, Douz, 1997 -
Date palmes with dates in plastic for protection, Douz 1997 -
Dromedaries at a market, Douz, 1997
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"Hôpital de Douz", Douz Hospital, 2007 -
Harvested dates waiting for further processing, 2016 -
Donkey cart, 2016
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84836-481-3. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Google (28 January 2013). "Douz" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4251-1021-5. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ISBN 9782852580527. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-88-476-2177-0. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-7069-9860-3. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- S2CID 221770812.
External links
Media related to Douz at Wikimedia Commons
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