Once the holy city of M’zab and at center of Melika are the tombs of a revered saint in the region, Sidi Aïssa, and his family, including the Iduden.
Founded in 1053, Ghardaïa is the largest of the cities of the Pentapolis. The city takes the form of a pyramid, clinging to a strong hillock, at the top of which sits the central mosque, with its typical minaret.
From the south of Gourara, opens the Touat, between the arid plateau of Tadmaït and the plain of Tidikelt. This region is at the crossroads of many communication routes in the Sahara, in particular the road to Mali.
Here too, the foggaras are queen. Here, as in Timimoun, the orchards shine to the point that Adrar has become an agricultural capital of modern Algeria.
Built on the flank of Jebel Bechar, nearly 800 meters above sea level, the town of Bechar and its mining centre are at the crossroads of several important Saharan roads between Tafilafet, Touat and Gourara