Khamlia

Khamlia in 2007

Khamlia is small village located on the edge of sand dunes of Erg Chebbi in southeast Morocco near the Algerian border.[1] The village is also called the southern gateway to the Sahara.

Culture

Festival of Gnawa

In Khamlia Village every summer there is held a desert festival called Gnawa, also known as Sadaka. Well-attended over three nights, its focus is an unceasing "trance-like" music believed to bring health to the sick and bestow blessings.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Khamlia Gnawa - A Little Desert Village with a Big Story". So Morocco. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  2. ↑ Linda (2018-05-29). "Khamlia Gnawa • A Little Desert Village • So Morocco". So Morocco. Retrieved 2026-05-11.

31°02′06″N 4°00′26″W / 31.0351°N 4.0073°W / 31.0351; -4.0073


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