Ghat is city in remotest north-western Libya. Stronghold for the Kel Ajjer Tuareg federation untill its was occupied the French in 1915 after the famous Battle of Isayyan . The oasis is located between the Tadrart-Akakus mountain range and the Tassili N'Ajjer plateau.
Ghat was a major market on the camel-caravan routes between North-Africa and West-Africa.
Nowadays it is an important tourist destination due to the existence in the neighboring Tadrat-Akakus and Tassili N'Ajjer mountains of Prehistoric rock paintings and engravings. Plus the beauty of the sourround desert landscapes.
Villages and secondary oases of Ghat:
- Al-Barkat
- Serdeles
- Tahala
- Fewat
Neighboring villages:
- Adales
- Albarkat
- Fewat
- Dejjan
- Tahala
- Serdeles
- Isayan
- Djanet, located in Algeria.
- Tin Alkum , located in Algeria.
