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Mides Canyon

 
 

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Mides Canyon

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Mides Canyon Mides Canyon A stone's throw from the Algerian border, Mides Canyon's coloured rocks cover an area of nearly 2,000 mi². © Ariel Fuchs

See more pictures: Mides Canyon

  • Mides Canyon
  • The old village of Midès
  • Midès
  • Midès and its canyon
  • A Midès palm grove
  • The gorges of Midès

Used as the setting for the desert scenes of the film "The English Patient", the Mides canyon deploys astounding layers of stratified rock shaped by erosion and the raging torrent of the wadi (valley) snaking through its rocky walls. Ochre and rose in colour, this mineral rich landscape shimmers as the sun sets, accentuating the contrast between the bare rock and the thin bouquets of vegetation, palm trees and acacias.

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  2.   Towns

  3.   The fauna and flora

  4.   Arts and culture

  5.   Monuments

  6.   Traditions

  7.   The desert castles

  8.   Activities and leisure

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