foggaras

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The success of the Garamantes was based on their subterranean water-extraction system, a network of tunnels known as foggaras in Berber.

Kingdom of the Sands 2004
Human populations are concentrated around water sources in oases that are characterized by particular models of water use (as foggaras), and palm agriculture (940 varieties have been listed in Algeria).

North Saharan steppe and woodlands 2008