Ubari

Ubari lies in the Wadi al-Ajal of Fezzan, between rocky escarpments and the dunes of the Ubari sand sea. Shallow groundwater sustains gardens and palms in the valley, while salt lakes lie among dunes farther north. This was part of the country of the ancient Garamantes, whose irrigation galleries carried groundwater to fields along the wadi. The remains of settlements and waterworks bear witness to a long history of cultivation in the central Sahara.