BIBLIOTHEQUE EHEL AHMED MAHMOUD.
Backstreet of Chinquetti.
A glimpse into an inner court.
At noon.
The storyteller.
Fresh oak tree leaves.
First leaves in the old vineyard.
Monte Solare.
Life in an oasis.
Selling sharfs.
Water is precious. April 22. World Earth Day.
Portrait of boy.
The wells and a fence.
Portrait of a man.
Portrait of a woman.
Lost in thoughts.
Dancing at the fireplace.
Wood transport.
Back home.
Basic kitchen. HWW
Camel herd in the wadi.
At the camel market
A nobel man.
Inner court. Hanging wash.
Have a rest.
Chinquetti (Mosque).
Washday in the desert.
Agrour Amogjar. Bushes and a tree.
Agrour Amogjar view.
In between rocks.
The bull. HWW
Entrance to the paintings.
Wadi in the Adrar mountains..
Panorama sahariano.
Day after day, traveling in the desert.
Easter tradition: coloured eggs.
May peace and light prevail in this darkness!
Happy Easter time.
Islamic cemetery.
Feeding the ill camel.
A house in Terjit. HWW
Playing with 2 balls:)
A new day. A new week.
Miksang photography.
Terjit.
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www.terrachidia.es/en/project/historical-libraries-of-chinguetti
Chinquetti eventually blossomed into one of the biggest centres of science, religion and mathematics in West Africa.
As pilgrims and scholars came and went, many left religious texts, scientific studies and historical manuscripts. In fact, so many of these historical documents accumulated over the years that during Chinguetti’s peak between the 13th and 17th Centuries, this thriving city boasted 30 libraries.
Today, five of these original libraries remain and a team of loyal custodians humbly guards more than 1,000 priceless medieval Quranic manuscripts from the sand, wind and heat.
But as the Sahara continues to expand southward at an alarmingly fast rate and encroach on Chinguetti’s flat-roofed buildings, and with climate change recently causing seasonal flash flooding to rip through the town, the future of these Islamic treasures remains in jeopardy.
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www.terrachidia.es/en/project/historical-libraries-of-chinguetti
Chinquetti eventually blossomed into one of the biggest centres of science, religion and mathematics in West Africa.
As pilgrims and scholars came and went, many left religious texts, scientific studies and historical manuscripts. In fact, so many of these historical documents accumulated over the years that during Chinguetti’s peak between the 13th and 17th Centuries, this thriving city boasted 30 libraries.
Today, five of these original libraries remain and a team of loyal custodians humbly guards more than 1,000 priceless medieval Quranic manuscripts from the sand, wind and heat.
But as the Sahara continues to expand southward at an alarmingly fast rate and encroach on Chinguetti’s flat-roofed buildings, and with climate change recently causing seasonal flash flooding to rip through the town, the future of these Islamic treasures remains in jeopardy.
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