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Ghadames (
Berber:
ɛadēməs; "classical" Arabic: غدامس (Ġadāmis) [ɣaˈdæːmɪs],
Libyan vernacular: ġdāməs) is an oasis town in the west of
Libya. It is located approximately 341 miles in the south west of
Tripoli, near the borders to
Algeria and
Tunisia.
The oasis has a population of 7000
Tuareg Berbers. The old part of the town, which is surrounded by a wall, has been declared
World Heritage of the
UNESCO. Each of the seven clans that used to live in this part of the town had its own district, of which each had a public place where festivals could be held. In the 1970s, the government built new houses outside of the old part of the town. However, many inhabitants return to the old part of the town during the summer, as its architecture provides better protection against the heat.
The first records about Ghadames exist not before the Roman period, when there were troops in the town from time to time. The Roman name for the town was Cydamus. During the 6th century, a
Bishop lived in the oasis, after the population had been converted to Christianity by
Byzantine missionaries. During the 7th century, Ghadames was ruled by the Muslim
Arabs. The population quickly converted to
Islam and Ghadames played an important role as base for the
Trans-Saharan trade until the 19th century.
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