An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be ...
The Canadian Press on MSN1 天
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow homes and history
For centuries, poets, scholars and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading post home to more than a ...
Daily Express13 天
The world’s hottest town that lies abandoned in African desert with 50C heat
Lying deep in the African desert sits the colourful and supersaturated ... the stunning colours add a touch of life to the abandoned town. The Dallol volcano, which last erupted in 1926, is ...
Daily Express27 天
The African ghost town that was filled with diamonds but is now abandoned
A walk through this desert ghost town and you’re met ... so the townspeople left in droves with possessions and homes completely abandoned. By 1956, Kolmanskop was officially a ghost town ...
Forbes4 年
$25 Million Kaufmann Desert House
Live inside one of Slim Aarons’ most famous photographs: The iconic Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs ... Kaufmann in 1946 the Southern California home has a history of famous owners ...