Old Town of Ghat

Ghat District · Libya

Old Town of Ghat, Libya
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The fortified mud-brick old town of the Saharan caravan hub of Ghat, its dense walled lanes huddled beneath the Acacus massif. For centuries the ramparts and gates guarded a key trans-Saharan trading post.

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