Oued Al Fadl

Between Ouargla and El Goléa, the northern Sahara is a dry expanse of rocky ground, sand and intermittent watercourses. The Ouargla basin to the east supports a great oasis of date palms, while El Goléa lies beside the edge of the Tademaït plateau. Here a wadi may remain dry for long periods before rare rains send water along its bed. These desert channels cut through country separating the oasis settlements.