Kaouar
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| Official name | Oasis du Kawar |
| Designated | 16 September 2005 |
| Reference no. | 1495[1] |
The Kaouar (or Kawar) is a series of ten
leeward side of a 100-meter-high north–south escarpment and easterly winds striking the escarpment provide easy access to groundwater for the oases.[citation needed
]
Running south to north,
Séguédine
are the largest towns.
The Kaouar oases are famous for salt and date production, and were along the route of the great
Mediterranean
civilisations until the 19th century. Numerous archeological sites and rock paintings attest to human habitation here reaching back some 10,000 years to when the area was surrounded by lush grasslands.
In 1997, the Kaouar was submitted as a tentative candidate for UNESCO World Heritage Site status as part of The salt route from Air to Kaouar.[4] The oases have been designated as a Ramsar site since 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Oasis du Kawar". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Decalo 1979, pp. 133–134.
- ^ Mauny 1978.
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Tentative Lists Database, La Route du Sel de l'Air au Kaouar.
Bibliography
- Decalo, Samuel (1979). Historical Dictionary of Niger. London and New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1229-0.
- Geels, Jolijn (2006). Niger. Bradt London and Globe Pequot New York. ISBN 1-84162-152-8.
- Mauny, R. (1978). "Kawār". In OCLC 758278456.
- Vikør, Knut S. (1996). The Oasis of Salt. The History of Kawar, a Saharan Centre of Salt Production. London.
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External links
- Image galleries from the Kaouar[dead link].
- A traveler's experiences in the Kaouar, February-March 2001.
- Traveler's experiences in the Kaouar, by Tony and Elly van Gastel.
- Photo gallery from the Ténéré and the Kaouar[dead link].
18°54′N 12°54′E / 18.900°N 12.900°E
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