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English: The ancient desert town of Ghadames, Libya, is designed to fight the dramatic extremities of Saharan climate. Houses are made out of mud, lime, and palm tree trunks with covered alleyways between them to offer good shelter against summer heat
Français : La vieille ville de Ghadamès, dans le désert lybien, est construite pour lutter contre les violentes variations du climat saharien. Les maisons sont construites en pisé, chaux, et troncs de palmiers, et sont reliées par des passages couverts pour se protéger de la chaleur de l'été.
Italiano: L’antica città di Ghadames in Libia è progettata per combattere le terribili temperature del Sahara. Le case sono costruite in fango, calce e tronchi di palma con passaggi coperti tra loro per offrire un buon riparo contro il calore estivo
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2007-04-07

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