Visit Ouadane

Ancient Saharan town of desert libraries.

Tombs of the pharaohs near Luxor.

Parthian desert city whose temples fused Greek, Roman and eastern styles.

Rusting steam locomotives abandoned on the edge of the salt flats a century ago — a surreal stop on the way to the Salar.

Island of ancient ruins and war history.

Saudi Arabia's Nabataean rock tombs.

One of the world's oldest cities.

Fortified mud-brick ksar on the old caravan route — a favourite film set for decades.