INTRODUCTION SAHARA

 

the sahara, located in algeria and stretching out into the surrounding countries, is the largest desert in the world, about 10 mio square kilometers, and also the hottest one. the famous/infamous sand dunes are only a third of the saharian landscape, two thirds are either gravel plains or stone plateaus, including high mountains (tahat: 2916 m). trees are pretty rare.
the sahara is a very inhospitable area, and except of some oases there are no settlements for hundreds of kilometers.

so far, four galleries have been created and implemented, three dealing with "routes   tracks" and one with "car wrecks".