Videos tagged with "sand"

Morocco Agadir beach [03:43]
Пляж Агадира, набережная, океан Allāh, al Waṭan, al Malik God -- Homeland -- King tourisme
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Sahabie Rasul Sidi Okba ibn Nafi, Biskra-Algeria [08:43]
Uqba ibn Nafi (Arabic: عقبة بن نافع‎ 'Uqbah ibn Nāfi', also referred to as Oqba ibn Nafi, Uqba bin Nafe, Uqba ibn al Nafia, or Akbah; 622--683) was an Arab hero and general who was serving the Umayyad dynasty, in Amir Muavia and Yazid periods, who began the Islamic conquest of the Maghreb, including present-day Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Morocco in North Africa. He was the nephew of 'Amr ibn al-'As. Uqba is often surnamed al-Fihri in reference to the Banu Fihri, a clan connected to the Quraysh. His descendants would be known as the 'Oqbids' or 'Fihrids'. Uqba is the founder of the cultural city of Kairouan in Tunisia. Uqba accompanied Al-'As in his initial raids and capture of cities in North Africa starting with Barca, then proceeding to Tripolitania in 644 AD. In 670 now the emir or commander, Uqba led an Arab army to North Africa, crossing the Egyptian deserts, and setting up military posts at regular intervals along his route. In a region of what is now Tunisia, he established the town now called Kairouan (Kairwan or al Qayrawan, meaning "camp" or "caravanserai" in Persian) about 160 kilometres south of present-day Tunis, which he used as a base for further operations. According to one legend, one of Uqba's soldiers stumbled across a golden goblet buried in the sands. It was recognized as one that had disappeared from Mecca some years before, and when it was dug out of the sand a spring appeared, with waters said to come from the same source as those of the sacred ...
Tags: Algeria, Sahabi, Biskara, Sidi Okba, Okba Ibn Nafi

09 08 2011 San Remo AM Scan [07:04]

Tags: Sanden 909, AM, Scan, Radio, Italy, Algeria, France, Spain

I Deserti di Maurizio Levi [07:03]
Un breve panoramica di alcuni dei deserti proposti da " I viaggi di Maurizio Levi", in particolare i deserti in Mauritania, Algeria, Egitto, Sudan e Oman. A fine video alcune interessanti aree desertiche dell'Oman viste da satellite e un'intervista a Maurizio Levi. --- Foto: Maurizio Levi --- Montaggio: Lucio Andreetto (AnimatedWeb.it) --- Musica: Mammeri Zoubir (Creative Commons)
Tags: deserti, Sahara, piramidi, Mauritania, Algeria, Egitto, Egypt, Sudan, Oman, Nilo, Qalhat, Masqat, Nubia, Hoggar, Tassili, Acacus, Djanet, wadi, erg, djeran, Tamrit, Sefar, Gran Mare di Sabbia, great sand sea, Gilf Kebir, jebel uweinat, Djara Cave, Deserto

Love Desert Time Lapse [04:14]
from the Ahaggar National Park (Algeria) following locations are Google Maps in the video : Hoggar (the Berber Tamashek, Ahaggar, meaning "noble") is the name given to a mountain in Western Sahara in southern Algeria. Crossed by the Tropic of Cancer at 80 km north of Tamanrasset, it covers an area of ??about 540 000 km2, one quarter of the total area of Algeria. In ballast Tamanrasset (1395 m), there is a kind of platform where the eroded lava fields are a great place, about 250 km of large diameter, where the altitude is higher than anywhere 2000 m, on which the volcanoes are dismantled projections flush with the 3 000 m. This platform is called Atakor Hoggar. Around her, the altitude is high and then decreases gently sloping imperceptible to the eye. Its highest peak, Mount Tahat Atakor center, rises to 2918 meters and dominates Algeria. LAssekrem is a famous site, 80 km from Tamanrasset as the crow flies and easily accessible by trail. Real desert of rocks, the Hoggar consists mainly of volcanic rocks. Erosion has shaped a stunning landscape while sharp peaks. The climate is very hot in summer, and there may freeze dhiver nights. Rainfall is limited and sporadic. Because dun climate less extreme than the rest of the Sahara, Hoggar is an important refuge for some plant and animal species. Dun ecological point of view, it can be differentiated from the rest of the Sahara. The Hoggar massif is also the ancestral land of the group called Berbers Tuareg Kel Ahaggar. Near ...
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