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        M’hamidA village where the road ends in a small oasis town in the south of Morocco in the Saharan desert. 
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        MéharéeA journey on camelback. 
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        BivouacsCamping in tents. 
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        RiadA Moroccan house with an interior garden or courtyard. 
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        DromedaryAn Arabian camel, or one-humped camel. 
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        ErgLarge seas of dunes formed by wind-blown sand. 
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        RegFlat gravelly plains. 
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        HamadaA type of desert landscape which is largely rocky and barren plateaus. 
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        OasesFertile land in a desert when sources of freshwater, such as underground rivers or aquifers, irrigate the surface. 
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        Ksar (plural Ksour)Castle 
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        KasbahA fortress. 
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        GelimsNomadic carpets, pileless, tapestry-woven rug. 
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        ChamelierGuide that looks after the camels. 
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        SouksMarkets 
