A SHIMMERING JEWEL IN BETWEEN THE HARSH, AFRICAN-DESERT SANDS.
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on camels making their way through or resting/wading in the waters at Guelta d'Archéï, "the Eden of the Sahara," north-eastern Chad/Txad, Africa. 📸: Various.
MINI-OVERVIEW: "The Guelta d’Archéï – an oasis in the Sahara desert, is probably the most famous guelta – a lower level of height ground between rocks which holds water – in the Sahara. It is a barren place located in the Ennedi Plateau, in north-eastern Chad. The reservoirs of this wetland is supported by groundwater. The guelta is a watering place for camels. and it is also inhabited by a very small number of the Nile crocodile."
-- CHARISMATIC PLANET ("Earth is a Magical Place")
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