Tunisia Tourism Douz (Gateway to the Sahara) Attractions Introduction

Introduction to Tunisian tourist attractions Douz (Gateway to the Sahara)

Introduction to Tunisian tourist attractions Douz:

Douz is located in southern Tunisia, far from the Sahara Desert in Africa. Not far away, eastern Libya is known as the "Gateway to the Sahara" because it is the oasis closest to the Sahara Desert. The average daytime temperature here is as high as 42 degrees Celsius. Except for short periods of rain in autumn, the sun is blazing most of the time, and it is as hot as a "flaming mountain". Many tourists come to Douz in order to fully appreciate the unique customs of the Sahara nomads in Douz and to cheer for the Sahara Desert.

A long time ago, Douz was an important stop for caravans traveling to and from the Sahara Desert. The town of Douz can be called a unique Sahara museum, where the traditional culture of the desert nomads and the history of the Malazigh people are displayed one by one.

The Duz International Sahara Festival was formerly known as the Duz Cultural Festival. It was founded in 1910 and originated from the annual camel festival of the Saharan nomadic tribes. At that time, it was limited to camel racing. From 1967 onwards, it was officially renamed Douz International Sahara Festival. This year's International Sahara Festival was an unprecedented event, with more than 75,000 people from all over the world attending the opening ceremony.

Douz is the hometown of the Malakik tribe of Berbers. Spring, from March to May, is the season when sandstorms rage. The residents of Douz left their homes to live in tents in the desert. After the sandstorm subsides, mirages such as oases occasionally appear on the horizon. It is not advisable to go at this time.

If your wish is to see the sunrise and sunset of the Sahara, then October to March are good seasons, especially November or December in DOUZ. The annual Sahara International Desert Festival is an indispensable must-see program when you go to the southern desert.

Introduction to Douz tourism features:

The Chott El Jerid Salt Lake (Chott El Jerid) located in the west of Douz is the largest desert salt lake in the world. It is 120 kilometers long from east to west, 60 kilometers wide from north to south, and 16 meters above sea level; it covers an area of ??nearly 5,000 square kilometers. Although it is called a lake, due to the hot sunlight and rapid evaporation, the salt content in the water is the highest in the world, and the amount of rainwater that can be replenished is too little, etc. Therefore, there is no vast lake or rippling blue waves here. ?This dry lake is 160 kilometers long and 22 kilometers wide. It was uplifted due to orogeny in the early days. It is said that shark bones were found at the bottom of the lake, proving that this place was once an ocean in ancient times. When the sun is strong, you can see mirages in the desert. In the past, many camel caravans crossing the Sahara got lost because they were attracted by mirages.

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