The Road to Brezina

By Adam Achrati

23 May 2024

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These photographs from Algeria show the geography and geology of the Saharan Atlas mountains between El Bayadh and Brezina, a small oasis marking the start of the desert. All photos taken by the author, from the front seat of a speeding minivan.

Djebel Rhoundjaia, from the road south of El Bayadh:

Mountain pass south of Al Ghassoul:

The Brezina oasis, with reservoir to the north and mesa formation to the south:

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