Mohenjo-Daro was one of two prominent cities of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. The citadel, a center of activity at the city's peak, towers over the ruins today. Athens, Thebes ...

According to legend, this earthen architecture city owes its existence to a magic worm. In the epic poem, Shahnameh, by Persian poet Ferdowsi, a girl was spinning cotton when she discovered a worm ...

Rabat — Portuguese archaeologist Maria da Conceição Lopes believes ancient knowledge can save modern desert communities facing climate challenges. Speaking at Morocco’s International ...

More plants and trees used to grow in the desert ... past glory as a city on the trans-Saharan caravan trade route and centre of Islamic learning. Oualata's population has been dwindling for decades, ...

From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the medieval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands of the Mauritanian desert ... quartet of ancient, fortified towns ...

Oualata in Mauritania is one of a UNESCO-listed quartet of ancient, fortified towns or ... disappearing under the sands of the Mauritanian desert. “It’s a magnificent, extraordinary town ...

Show more Show less Oualata in Mauritania is one of a UNESCO-listed quartet of ancient, fortified towns ... under the sands of the Mauritanian desert. "It's a magnificent, extraordinary town ...

From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the mediaeval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands of the Mauritanian desert. "It's a magnificent, extraordinary town ...

A few Fennec Foxes laying on top of a rock. Image by Zetong Li via Unsplash. The Sahara Desert, one of the most enigmatic and expansive landscapes on the planet, is home to a rich tapestry of life ...

Faced with the encroaching desert, trees were planted around the town three decades ago but it was not enough, Sidiya said. Several initiatives have sought to save Oualata and the three other ancient ...