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Erg Chebbi

Sahara, Morocco

Erg Chebbi (Arabic: عرق الشبي‎), in southeastern Morocco, is one of two Saharan ergs in the northwest African nation (the other is Erg Chigaga near M'hamid). Its distinctive ergs — large dunes formed by wind-blown sand — reach up to 150 meters high, and form a composite erg 22 km long (north-south) and 5 km wide. The village of Merzouga, about ten hours from Marrakesh or Fez, is located near the edge of the dunes. The dunes are a popular tourist destination.

The erg is located roughly 40 kilometers southeast of Erfoud. The local center for tourists is the village of Merzouga. The locals believe that these dunes were sent as punishment for turning away a weary traveler from the desert. They say that shortly thereafter, the gods made the dunes pile up outside their town as a lesson never to send away another needy wanderer.

Nikon D3S ,AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
1/640s f/8.0 at 200.0mm iso720 full exif

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Yiannis Pavlis12-Dec-2010 14:04
A splendid picture! V
Patricia Kay06-Dec-2010 11:22
Fantastic low light image Tomasz...BV
René Gysi06-Dec-2010 09:07
Great pano work with wonderful light. V
lou_rozensteins06-Dec-2010 08:55
Beautiful view with great late light. Well done.
Gerard Koehl06-Dec-2010 05:48
Merveilleux... V
Guest 06-Dec-2010 05:18
Gorgeous shot.
Michal Leszczynski06-Dec-2010 05:01
Wonderful panorama photo, beautiful light. V.
Paco López06-Dec-2010 04:42
Great light! V!
Cindi Smith06-Dec-2010 04:35
Amazing! :)
Carl Carbone06-Dec-2010 03:41
Gorgeous shot. V
Guest 06-Dec-2010 02:05
Excellent tones! V.
Peter Stahl06-Dec-2010 01:41
Nice lines and lighting! Excellent comp Tomasz! :-)