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Salt lakes in the Middle of Sahara

The desert region with salt lakes is located around the Awbari town, an oasis in the middle of the desert whose majority are Tuareg tribe. This is a tribe that also inhabit the northern region of Niger and Chad. Even in their demands for Niger’s autonomous regions is not infrequent even armed contact with the central government in Niamey. Tuareg tribe – as the character of nomadic tribes – is the tribe that is karim (happy to help and sincere) unconditionally. Even they are offended when there are guests who got lost or his car submerged sand does not help is the shame for them, and more disgrace again if they were calculated with the help of money.

Libya has opened the door to such unusual attractions in the area to be used as tourist off-road and desert safaris that are more challenging than Dubai and other Gulf region, including also bathed in the salty lake located in the middle of a desert island with beautiful scenery and staying in tents simple Tuareg tribe. Time travel is usually done between the months of September until May because of cold air entering the season. While the curved season is very hot air that is not familiar to citizens of European countries. The tourists can soak floating on the sea like in the Dead Sea in Jordan, and can observe the life of the tribe of Tuaregs who daily live in the area. Among the famous lakes are the lake Gabr Aun, Umm al-Maa ‘and Umm al-Hisan. At least there are about 13 lakes that can be used as an exotic tourist attraction.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is an old city in the list of UNESCO World Heritage. Edinburgh is also a city with a legacy of architectural masterpieces from the era of the 12th century. Each era has its own style and characteristics. Roman-style architecture (12th century) can be viewed at Duddingston Parish Church and St. Margaret’s Chapel which is the oldest preserved building in Edinburgh. The next century until the 16th century Gothic architectural style that was adopted from the UK and Europe are also found in Edinburgh and Scotland in general. In the 17th century, after 1560, it was known as post-reform era, given the influence on the architecture of the churches in Edinburgh that influenced the spirit of the Protestant religion.

Architectural style most often found in Edinburgh is a Georgian style (18th century). Georgian architecture at that time was Robert Adam’s victorious (1728 – 1792) who gave birth to important buildings such as the University of Edinburgh, Register House, Charlotte Square, and Hopetown House. Besides the style of Georgian, Victorian style (19th century) was inspired from Europe are also quite numerous in Edinburgh, such as The Royal Museum and The Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Read the rest of this entry »