Yola
Beneficial
This three hill majestic mountain offers a spectacular view. On one hand, the palm and the Temple of the Oracle, and on the other, the vast sea of sand surrounding the oasis. The Great Salt Lake is almost at your feet. You can distinguish the rock strata formed by the horizontal stripes displaying the full ranges of pink and ochre. The Siwis believe that this mountain holds an emerald mine guarded by a Djinn (Semitic mythology). In October, with the full moon, all Siwis, about 6,000 men and boys (the women are not invited), are grouped for three days on the djebel Dakrur to celebrate the major Oasis feast: "the festival of Sia".
The festival takes place at the end of the harvest, and serves for relaxation and chatting around the table where you eat. Logically, it's a small table and you sit on the floor. During the three months of summer, at the foot of Jebel Dakrur, some Siwis doctors establish a few camps where they provide curing sand baths, alleviating the pain of rheumatism, and many other things. The heat is very beneficial for numerous ailments. Cures last from 3-10 days, depending on the patient, which is covered with sand for about 20 minutes and then, in the shelter of the tents, wrapped in hot towels. You can walk through it, but it's a long walk and much of it is under the desert sun. It's best to rent a bike or donkey cart to get there. You can go up to any of its three vertices (not too high, but better to do so early), provided it's not the winner of Sia, because women can not climb then. This time I have no photos to share. I took a million, but someone deleted them from my memory card when they stole my camera.
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