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El Gol - LITTLE PARADISE IN THE DESERT El Gol - is a city located in an exotic oasis in the central part of Algeria, near the southern border of the Sahara Desert. The city is also known as under another name - a small paradise, which fully reveals its essence. Palms and desert roses will remain unforgettable memories after his visit. Residents of El Gol can enjoy the best drinking water throughout Algeria. At the market you will find a wide assortment of fruits such as figs, oranges, cherries, plums and peaches. Usually in cities located in the Sahara, grow and sell only the dates. View from the old town Unfortunately, the tourism industry of Algeria was hit hard during the civil war in 1992, and the opportunities to travel alone across the country are severely limited. Like here people are very different. In the tenth century, these places were inhabited by Berber tribes, who built the town of Garda. Today on the hill-city oasis, you can see the preserved remains of fortifications Garda. The strictness of Islam permits women leaving the street open to outsiders only the views of the eye. Lake near El Gol For tourists there are many interesting things. For example, a rock painting. Rock paintings, located in the vicinity of the Atlas mountains, there are about 5000 years, they depict hippos, buffaloes, elephants and other animals that inhabit the northern part of Africa and to this day. One of the most popular places for tourists is the burial of a Muslim saint Mulan Hass. Mulan was an aristocrat, who made three pilgrimages to the holy Mecca. Not far from the city is the first Catholic church built in the Sahara, this building was completed in 1938. See also other materials on the oases in the desert: Oasis of Siwa - an ornament of the Egyptian desert Sunday after a shower of sand and buckets from the City of flies in the Chernobyl accident in West Africa Desert town, cold and two dinosaurs on the road