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Nefta has been a place of pilgrimage for Sufi Muslims since the ninth century.

A palm grove in the south-western Tunisian oasis of Nefta, by the Chott el Djerid salt lake. All photos: AFP

Visitors take a stroll through palm groves in Nefta.

Nefta is one of a few verdant oasis towns by the seasonal lake in southern Tunisia.

Centuries-old irrigation systems are still in use in the region, helping to sustain farms and palm gardens.

'La Corbeille', also known as the 'Nefta basket', is a spring hollow surrounded by palms.

A farmer harvests dates in a palm grove.

A boy rides a bicycle in a residential area of Nefta.

The entrance to a traditional house.

Tunisian teacher Dhouib walks past a traditional house.

Nefta has been a place of pilgrimage for Sufi Muslims since the ninth century.

A palm grove in the south-western Tunisian oasis of Nefta, by the Chott el Djerid salt lake. All photos: AFP

Visitors take a stroll through palm groves in Nefta.

Nefta is one of a few verdant oasis towns by the seasonal lake in southern Tunisia.

Centuries-old irrigation systems are still in use in the region, helping to sustain farms and palm gardens.

'La Corbeille', also known as the 'Nefta basket', is a spring hollow surrounded by palms.

A farmer harvests dates in a palm grove.

A boy rides a bicycle in a residential area of Nefta.

The entrance to a traditional house.

Tunisian teacher Dhouib walks past a traditional house.

Nefta has been a place of pilgrimage for Sufi Muslims since the ninth century.

The Tunisian oasis town of Nefta — in pictures

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