The inclusion of Djado's mysterious clay and salt villages on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites highlights their cultural significance and the importance of safeguarding this historical gem
Djado lies in the Kawar oasis region 1,300 kilometres from the capital Niamey, near Niger's deeply troubled border with Libya / Photo: AFP
Who chose to build this outpost in a scorched and desolate region -- and why they built it -- are questions that have never been fully answered. And just as beguiling is why it was abandoned.Once a crossroads for caravans trading across the Sahara, Kawar today is a nexus for drug and arms trafficking.
He refers to old photocopies in his cupboard of a work by Albert le Rouvreur, a colonial-era French military officer stationed in Chirfa, who tried without success to shed light on the origins of the site.The Sao, present in the region since antiquity, were the first known inhabitants in Kawar, and perhaps established the first fortifications.
Today, the Kanuri and Toubou have widely intermingled but the region's traditional leaders, called the"mai", descend from the Kanuri lineage.But even for these custodians, much remains a mystery.
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