The rock formations of Tadrart Acacus in the Sahara

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The Sahara, in photographs.

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Luca Galuzzi · CC BY-SA 2.5. Resized for display.

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The desert rock formations of Tadrart Acacus — The desert rock formations of Tadrart AcacusPhoto: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag), CC BY-SA 2.5

The Sahara seen from space — The Sahara seen from spacePhoto: Project Apollo Archive, Public domain

The rock formations of Tadrart Acacus in the Sahara — The rock formations of Tadrart Acacus in the SaharaPhoto: Luca Galuzzi, CC BY-SA 2.5

A sand dune in Egypt’s Sahara Desert — A sand dune in Egypt’s Sahara DesertPhoto: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0

The Moul n'ga Cirque in the Tadrart region, Southeast Algeria, with wave clouds above — The Moul n'ga Cirque in the Tadrart region, Southeast Algeria, with wave clouds abovePhoto: Pir6mon, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sand dunes near Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis — Sand dunes near Egypt’s Dakhla OasisPhoto: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0

The desert landscape of Tadrart Acacus — The desert landscape of Tadrart AcacusPhoto: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag), CC BY-SA 2.5

The Siwa Oasis in the Egyptian Sahara — The Siwa Oasis in the Egyptian SaharaPhoto: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0

The Fozzigiaren rock arch in Tadrart Acacus — The Fozzigiaren rock arch in Tadrart AcacusPhoto: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag), CC BY-SA 2.5

Moonlight over the dunes of the Sahara — Moonlight over the dunes of the SaharaPhoto: Sergey Pesterev, CC BY-SA 4.0

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