Khamlia

Khamlia is small village located on the edge of sand dunes of Erg Chebbi in southeast Morocco near the Algerian border.^[1] The village is also called the southern gateway to the Sahara.^{[citation needed]}

Culture

Festival of Gnawa

In Khamlia Village every summer there is held a desert festival called Gnawa, also known as Sadaka. Well-attended over three nights, its focus is an unceasing "trance-like" music believed to bring health to the sick and bestow blessings.^[2]

References

↑ "Khamlia Gnawa - A Little Desert Village with a Big Story". So Morocco. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
↑ Linda (2018-05-29). "Khamlia Gnawa • A Little Desert Village • So Morocco". So Morocco. Retrieved 2026-05-11.

31°02′06″N 4°00′26″W / 31.0351°N 4.0073°W / 31.0351; -4.0073

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[1] "Khamlia Gnawa - A Little Desert Village with a Big Story". So Morocco. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

[2] Linda (2018-05-29). "Khamlia Gnawa • A Little Desert Village • So Morocco". So Morocco. Retrieved 2026-05-11.

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Culture

Festival of Gnawa

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