Visit Agadez

The Sunday livestock market and the Id Kah mosque, the Silk Road oasis where China meets Central Asia.

The world's largest car-free old city.

Ancient Islamic city of 82 mosques, where hyenas are fed by hand at night.

The first Ottoman capital under Mount Uludag: the Green Mosque, the silk bazaar and Iskender kebab.

The Kul Sharif mosque inside a Kremlin, the capital of Tatarstan where minarets and domes share a skyline.

Ancient desert city of windcatchers.

Desert massif of oases and Tuareg life.

Cross one of the Sahara's emptiest expanses.