- Erg Chebbi
Erg Chebbi ( _ar. عرج شبّي) is the sole
Sahara n erg inMorocco .The erg is 22 km long (North-South) and 5 km wide. Its dunes reach a maximum height of 150 meters. It is located roughly 40 kilometers south-east of
Erfoud . The local center for tourists is the village ofMerzouga .Supposedly, the locals believe that these dunes were sent as a punishment for turning away a weary traveller from the desert. They say that after they sent away this traveller, the gods made the dunes pile up right outside their town; to teach them a lesson and to never send away weary men and women ever again.Fact|date=June 2008External links
[http://lexicorient.com/morocco/erg_chebbi.htm Erg Chlebbi] at Lexicorient.com
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