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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.

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Sam_C17-Nov-2011 10:27
Excellent shot, love the light. What a beautiful place! V++
MarcViskens27-Dec-2010 18:13
very nice Shot Tomasz
beautiful colours
Yiannis Pavlis26-Dec-2010 14:53
A very well taken photo with excellent lighting conditions.V
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad05-Dec-2010 17:46
An interesting legend and a fine documentary.
bill friedlander05-Dec-2010 17:31
Beautiful landscape image. The lighting is great, giving depth to the mounds and ripples. Great shot. V
Marcia Colelli05-Dec-2010 16:28
Great perspective and beautiful layering scene V
Walter Otto Koenig05-Dec-2010 16:12
Great perspective and lighting. "V"
Gerard Koehl05-Dec-2010 15:46
Ce paysage est magnifique V
Tom Munson05-Dec-2010 15:29
Beautiful light and composition! Well done!
Jola Dziubinska05-Dec-2010 15:26
Great desert landscape, wonderful light, shadows and all those patterns on the sand. V.
Blandine Mangin05-Dec-2010 14:11
un très beau paysage de dunes ! v
Jim Coffman05-Dec-2010 13:40
Simply excellent! V
Guest 05-Dec-2010 12:36
I agree. V.
CM Kwan05-Dec-2010 12:35
Beautiful layers, Tomasz! V
René Gysi05-Dec-2010 12:34
Beautiful desert landscape. Very nice shadow and light play. V