Kevin Martin also said, "Yes, Boss, since you are here, I suggest you take a look around. Although this ancient city is not big, it is really great. Here you can see many miracles that you can't imagine."
Yang Jing looked at the lush and ancient city that had appeared not far ahead and nodded.
It’s not that Yang Jing doesn’t want to go back. One reason is that what Morris and Martin said is indeed right. If he goes back now, he can take the flight back to China the day after tomorrow. Another reason is that the ancient city in front of him really shocked Yang Jing.
Indeed, Yang Jing had never imagined that in the depths of the Sahara Desert, where all he could see was yellow sand, there would be a city full of coconut trees and banana trees. Moreover, there were so many trees here that they almost covered the entire old city of Ghadames.
This situation was far more shocking than seeing an oasis in the desert. Although there were not many oases in the desert, Yang Jing had seen many on the way from Algiers to Borma. But Yang Jing had never seen an oasis like the ancient city in front of him.
If you don't see it with your own eyes, it's really hard to imagine that there is such a city covered with trees in the depths of the Sahara Desert. Only when you see this spectacular scenery with your own eyes will you have a thought from the bottom of your heart - it turns out that life can be so tenacious and magnificent!
The convoy soon drove into Ghadames and stopped at the entrance of the only three-star hotel in the new town of Ghadames. In the depths of the desert, the port is almost a decoration, and passports are useless. No one will check you. So Yang Jing and his team swaggered along the road and crossed the border directly to Ghadames.
Sitting in the air-conditioned hotel restaurant, you can clearly see the lush ancient city to the north through the glass windows.
Kevin Martin, who was sitting opposite Yang Jing, said, "Boss, this city is the capital of Ghadames Province, with a permanent population of more than 10,000 people, most of whom are Berbers. We are now in the new city of Ghadames, which was built in the south of the old city of Ghadames after Gaddafi took power in Libya in the last century. He invested heavily in this new city in order to protect the old city. In 1986, the old city of Ghadames was selected as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO."
Sitting here and looking at the ancient city of Ghadames, the shock was even greater. Yang Jing really couldn't understand how there could be such a luxurious place in a desert area where fresh water resources were extremely scarce? In the oasis of the Sahara Desert, it was surprising enough to see one or two trees, but here they luxuriously planted a large number of trees throughout the city.
This amount of green space is difficult to achieve even in some cities in southern China, but now it suddenly appears in a desert city.
Yang Jing asked the question in his mind. It was obvious that Kevin Martin was very familiar with this city and he quickly gave an answer.
"Boss, I think you may have some misunderstandings about the Sahara Desert. In fact, it's not just you. People who have never been here probably think that the Sahara Desert is a barren place. In fact, this idea is biased. Yes, the Sahara Desert is the second largest desert in the world after Antarctica, but in fact, compared with deserts in other parts of the world, the Sahara Desert is not short of water. Under the Sahara Desert, there are extremely rich groundwater resources. Just like this city of Ghadames, the groundwater resources underground are shockingly rich."
"95% of Libya is desert, and the country has very little rainfall. However, in the desert areas of central and southern Libya, there are not only abundant oil and gas resources, but also huge amounts of groundwater resources. Apart from other things, the groundwater resources near Ghadames alone are enough for all Libyan people to use for more than 50 years. So since the 1980s, the country has launched a project called "Water Diversion from South to North", with a total investment of 30 billion US dollars. A water transmission line was built with a cement pipe with a diameter of nearly four meters, from the desert in southern Libya to the north. The coastal city of Surt is Gaddafi's hometown. Most of the cement pipes are buried under the sand, but some are exposed to the surface. Ghadames is also an important water source, and there are water pipes here. Boss, if you are willing to look, about 40 kilometers northeast of Ghadames, you can see two freshwater lakes that are completely exposed on the surface. One is called the "Eye of Durban" and the other is called the "Eye of Hilaria". These two lakes are freshwater lakes in the desert, which is definitely a miracle created by God!"
Carl Morris on the side said with a smile: "In fact, the entire Ghadames is a miracle created by God."
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