The harshness of the desert and its beauty at the same time ignited the desire to travel to the desert of southern Tunisia and spend three days with my relatives.I spent there the most beautiful moments between the generosity of people, the tranquility of nature and the discovery of ways of living the people of the desert And I decided to share with you to talk about my trip in pictures and video to enjoy.
👉Desert Overview :
The desert is an arid region where the rain is very low, so weather conditions are hostile to flora and fauna. The lack of vegetation in the desert presents its surface to erosion. About one-third of the world's land surface is arid or semi-arid. This includes many polar regions where rainfall is low, sometimes called polar deserts. Deserts are classified by rainfall, temperature, desertification or geographical location.
The deserts are formed by weather conditions, as large differences in temperature between day and night break the rocks into pieces. In spite of the scarcity of rain, heavy rain has defied rare times, triggering sudden flooding. Rain on hot rocks can cause debris to be scattered to the ground, and these fragments are more fragmented by the wind. The wind picks up crumbling sand particles in sand or dust storms. The hard surfaces in the environment are scrubbed with sand grains. The sand softens and the wind turns the sand grains into homogeneous shapes, lining them as layers on the ground or stacking them into sand dunes.
May consist of temporary lakes in the desert and then dry completely or turn into sumps. Groundwater sources in the desert may be springs or springs from aquifers. Including oases.
Plants and animals living in the desert need special adaptations to survive in the harsh desert environment. Plants tend to have a strong bearing capacity, their leaves are wire mesh, small in size and in some types free of leaves. The Qiwak layer is water-resistant and often contains thorns to deter herbivores from eating.
Humans have struggled to live in deserts and semi-arid lands around them for thousands of years. The nomads and their herds migrate everywhere to graze their animals, and the opportunities for oases provide a way to a more stable life.
The desert is not only free and thirsty but also the title of beauty.The desert is the beauty of its pure air and its beauty is the sand dunes that look like the golden silky cradle and its unlimited extension. As you walk in it, your mind goes to the world of fantasy from the height of the place and its calm. The sunset in the desert is a color of orange and red.
A wide soft golden plume is the desert that throws through its sands and scares the horizon where there is no limit to your limits, and the stones of your feet are walking, and the mind is pure and the thought is starting out if you are tired, so that you can brush your sand against your soft so that you can rest and continue to walk and freshen your breath with freedom and keep your roots because you are deep in it.
👉Southern Tunisia: oases of mirage, sand and palms
Oasis in the desert. The description does not realize the significance of only those who suffered the trouble of traveling in the desert. Sand on the horizon, sand dunes creeping and crawling until it almost swallowed up around. The wind fills with dirt, which turns dust that slaps the face and darkens the eyes. And the sun ignites the desert and its sand and dunes are turned into burning flames throughout the day. When darkness falls, the temperature drops and the coldness becomes more severe with the same harshness of the day. Suddenly the traveler arrives in the desert to the oasis. Shadows, palms, animals, humans, houses and farms. The opposite of the desert completely, although the desert almost suffocates the oasis of the intensity of the surrounding and entraped them. These are the sentiments and impressions that take visitors to the oases of southern Tunisia in the Great African Desert.
Its surface is through millions of years of salt lakes that have no fertility and no hope in plant or human life there. One can hardly find solace and solace in those desolate areas unless he sees from afar a mirage that predicts the arrival of a convoy of camels that soon disappear from view. Travelers on the back of the Berbers are waving their masked faces and walking away. However, the most tranquil scene is the view of the palm trees that swim in the space, and the clap of its dome stands as a symbol of nobility, steadfastness and challenge, struggling with the harshness of the desert. The desert people suffer as a result of thirst, drought and lack of resources. .
The nature of these oases varies from desert to mountainous and coastal-like environments. Each with an ongoing eye. The inhabitants are living life from natural springs that have retained the sweetness of their water despite the salt layer and the hard rocks that have overcome the desert land. Water flows in other oases of mountains and rivers. The Roman historian Pliny the Great, in his blog of the facts of the Roman occupation of Africa, the fertility of the southern oases.
He specifically mentioned a town called Takab, now known as Gabes, where the land is well planted and gives good fruit. He said the plug extends in all directions. Al-Ain Al-Ja'irah, who is wailing from the city's waters, described the palm trees that bloom over olive trees, figs, pomegranates and grapes.
The south of Tunisia is characterized by its popular lyrical heritage, which is predominantly the identity of the region and its environment. Perhaps the most prominent features of the two are Palm and camel, which is not suitable for any other animal to cut that desert. The peasantry sees a constant work to ensure the reconciliation between the female palm trees and their memories. The need for the Palm to run the bulk of their time.
👉Hunting scorpions in the Tunisian desert source of livelihood and 'entertainment' :
In Tunisia, the species of scorpions and infections have multiplied in many areas, especially in the desert south and in the countryside, but the people of the Sahara benefited from the spread of this scourge after they found a market to sell it and became a source of livelihood for poor youth and recreational means in areas where there is no entertainment.
In the scene repeated every evening in the Tunisian "Beni Khdash", moving lights in the atmosphere illuminates most of the city, where young people used to practice the hobby of searching for scorpions using the optical detector for hunting and then sell in a market prepared for this purpose, The deadly.
All of the villages in the center and south are threatened with poultry, especially chickens and ducks, inside and outside the storeyard.
"Scorpion hunting" is a phenomenon that dates back decades in southern Tunisia. The inhabitants of the Beni Khadash region did not detract from the simple habit of hunting and reusing toxic reptiles for hundreds of years.
Located in the far south of Tunisia, Bani Khadash is characterized by its dry climate, its rugged mountainous terrain, as well as burrows and rocks scattered all over the country, as well as surrounding areas, creating an environment conducive to the survival of toxic reptiles such as scorpions and snakes.
In the biological sciences, there are 152 species of scorpions that threaten Tunisians by summer, especially in the central and southern desert regions where this type of arthropod is found.
The statistics say that there are 425 cases of sting bite scorpions out of every hundred thousand inhabitants, and frequent in the south, especially the region of Tozeur.
The risk of sting in the leak of a quantity of scorpion poison to the body of the injured may lead, in the case of non-aid and treatment with the required speed, to break (hemoglobin) in the blood vessels to two substances, one of which is highly toxic.
The Yellow Scorpion is the most dangerous type of scorpion in Tunisia, especially in the desert south, which is also prevalent in the Gulf region and North Africa. Some species of scorpions are threatened with extinction due to their increased and intensified exposure to hunting and embalming before being offered for sale as a traditional and attractive product for foreign tourists. The second, less dangerous species found in almost all Tunisian regions is the Black Scorpion, which is widespread in arid areas in general.Doctors emphasize that the time factor plays a key role in ensuring the success of treatment for scorpion infection, the sooner the treatment is received, the greater the chance of survival.
When the clock reaches 10 pm and the temperature approaches 25, the young people go out on a fishing trip, as did Ali al-Nasri, 29, and his companions. They are searching for a clock. Scorpions of burrows located on the slopes of the mountains, aimed at residential areas. Types of scorpions dig their hideouts in the arid and solid land where they spend most of the time fishing for insects with their joints as food, while other types disappear under the stones and exit when needed.
"This phenomenon dates back to many years, where young people take advantage of this hobby to secure their daily expenses or to buy textbooks when they return to school, but in return there are many disadvantages. Many of us have been exposed to the scorpions that cost a lot of their lives."
According to the Tunisian young man, scorpion fishing has recently become easier than in the past, using the light detector that appeared last year.
Mohammed al-Mubarki, a resident of the area, says his 14-year-old son Belkacem has inherited the scorpions to cover some expenses. Mohammed said that his son often went out in the afternoon to look for scorpions, and sometimes at night with his friends, a phenomenon he said was not considered dangerous as long as they have been used to it for ages.
A scorpion's scout, once a light is on the scorpion, changes its color to oblique yellow, so that it can be distinguished from the rest of the surrounding objects, making it easier to grab it by using a pickled piece of iron and placing it in the container Reserved for saving.
According to Habib Zemmouri, the children of the region are catching the scorpions, despite the seriousness, a means of entertainment, especially in the absence of this rural and mountainous area, calling for the need to provide alternative entertainment for the children of Bani Khdash.
Fadi al-Mahdawi, 13, has a friendly relationship with cousins and other poisonous reptiles. As some people rush to escape as soon as they see such poisonous insects, Fadi spends hours searching for them and hunting them, armed with tweezers and a pot.
Mahaoui says that he hunts between 200 and 500 scorpions per night, depending on their types and sizes. He collects his weekly crop in a closed container, to sell it every week in the pre-prepared market.
Scorpions play a role in the field of experiments and research for medical purposes in Tunisia through the Pasteur Institute, where research and ongoing experiments are conducted on the possibility of using scorpion poison as a substance to evoke vaccines and vaccines against poisoning and joint diseases of humans.
The price of one scorpion is 200 millimes ($ 0.1), and each fisherman can receive 60 to 70 Tunisian dinars ($ 30-35) a week. In every village in Beni Khadash, young people hunt about 5,000 scorpions a week. The young people sell what they hunt to a person who comes specially to buy them and carry them to the capital Tunis for use in medical research or in the pharmaceutical industry.
👉Traditions of the Southern Wedding of Tunisia :
The summer season is the wedding season in Tunisia, during which the celebrations are overflowing and the country is flooded with celebrations that bring joy and joy to the souls, especially as the wedding traditions differ from one city to another. The wedding of the coast differs from the weddings of the south, the north and the capital. Each region has its own customs, traditions and rites that distinguish it from others. , And it is remarkable that the groom's preparations are no less important than the preparations of the bride in almost all regions.
The marriage of the South is characterized by its flexibility from the rest of the regions and the marriage continues for seven days, starting with the night of Henna, where the bridegroom slaughtered a camel after the dawn prayer, while the women of the family prepare a feast for all the people of the region. A horseback riding in traditional Tunisian dress offers a special show in front of the bride's house and then returns to the traditional wedding night.
Bride of the South hide for people before the wedding a month eat certain foods for the purpose of strengthening physically, and receive gifts in kind from the groom's parents are in gold clothes and jewelry and other gifts for her family is a camel or a sheep according to the potential of the husband.
During the trip I suffered a lot of hot temperature and thirst because of the distance.Then I was bitten by a scorpion in my legs.But really i m so happy i forgot all my stress of trade in poloniex lool.
I hope you like my article .
Joulia ❤️