Caravans glide over its surface like gigantic fleets. The beautiful, mysterious oasis. A veritable ocean the mighty desert is. It has the same succession of limitless horizons, the same dreary monotony.
Camp of A Caravan on the Sahara Desert
Category: Algeria
Historical customs, costumes and fashions of Algeria
Berbers of Algerian Sahara. Nomadic and sedentary ethnic groups.
The majority of the population of the Sahara consists of Berbers. Her clothing is extraordinarily rich. They obtain their silk fabrics through the mediation of the caravans
Jewish graves at Bab el Oued, Algier. Algeria 19th century.
Jewish graves at Bab el Oued, Algier. Algeria 19th century. Tombeaux juifs.
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Caravan in an indoor street of Algier, Algeria.
Caravan in an indoor street of Algier, Algeria. Algérie – Caravane dans une Rue Couverte, Algier.
Algeria. Regular infantryman Abdel-Kader.
Algeria. Regular infantryman Abdel-Kader, 19th c.
Algeria Maidservant slave in Algiers.
Algeria. Maidservant slave in Algiers. Historical clothing.
Zouave soldier from Algeria, ca. 1900. French infantry. Elite troops.
The members of historical infantry units called themselves Zuaven. The name goes back to the Kabyl tribe of the Zuauas in the Zuaua district (Zuavia) in the Algerian province of Constantine, who already provided mercenary troops at the time of the Ottoman Empire who were famous for their bravery.
Arabia. Moor from Algeria. Historical clothing.
Arabia. Moor from Algeria. Historical clothing.
Arabia Algeria. Moorish merchant costume.
Arabia Algeria. Moorish merchant. Historical clothing.
Algeria. Arabic of the plain clothing.
Arab Algeria. Arabic of the plain. Historical clothing.
