Douz
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Douz (Template:Langx Template:ErrorTemplate:Category handler) is a town in the Kebili Governorate in the south of Tunisia, known as the "gateway to the Sahara."[1] By road it is located Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Blidet, Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Tozeur, and Script error: No such module "convert". south of the Tunisian capital of Tunis.[2]
History
It has been called the "ultimate palm oasis", because it has over 500,000 palm trees in the area, and it is a major producer of "diglat noor" dates.[3] In previous times it was an important stop on the trans-Saharan caravan routes. Today, it is a destination for tourists who are interested in seeing the desert, and a starting point for desert treks by camel, motorcycle, or four-wheel-drive vehicle.[3]Template:Self-published inline[1][4]
Culture
Every year Douz hosts the International Festival of the Sahara, a four-day celebration of traditional desert culture. The festival, usually held in November or December, features traditional music and dancing, poetry readings, camel wrestling, and racing of horses and salugis.[5] Douz is home to the Museum of the Sahara, which showcases displays on traditional nomadic desert culture of the Mrazig people who now mostly live a settled life in the town.[5][6]
Demography
The majority of inhabitants of Douz are from Arab descent (Banu Sulaym)[7] Douz is the home of Mrazig people.
Gallery
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A woman in red traditional clothing on the market, Douz 1997
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Douz street view with motorcyclist, 1997
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Three dromedaries, Douz, 1997
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Date palmes with dates in plastic for protection, Douz 1997
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Dromedaries at a market, Douz, 1997
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"Hôpital de Douz", Douz Hospital, 2007
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Harvested dates waiting for further processing, 2016
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Donkey cart, 2016
See also
References
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