The M’Zab Valley in Algeria has 5 fortified towns (ksours), founded between 1012 and 1350 by an Islamic sect, the Ibadites. The original 11th-century architecture and town planning of M'Zab influenced ...

Six days deep into the heart of the Sahara, into one of the most picturesque parts of the desert: Tassili n'Ajjer National Park of Algeria, near the borders with Libya and Niger. I never thought I ...