Béni Abbès

Beni Abbes Province · Algeria

Béni Abbès, Algeria
Photo: Trabelsiismail, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
October to March for comfortable desert temperatures
Budget
$
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Called the white oasis, this Saoura Valley settlement pairs a large palm grove and spring-fed pool with whitewashed lanes and a hermitage founded by Charles de Foucauld. A small museum and research station document Saharan life, and big dunes rise just beyond town.

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