Erg Chigaga or Erg Chegaga is the largest and still untouched of the major ergs in Morocco. This erg made of beautiful dunes is located in the Draa - Tafilalet area about 45 km west of the small rural oasis town of M`Hamid El Ghizlane, itself located about 98 km south of the town of Zagora. Some dunes are over 50m above the surrounding landscape and with an area of approximately 35 km by 15 km, it is the largest and wildest erg of Morocco. Because it is relatively difficult to access, Erg Chigaga remains significantly less visited than Erg Chebbi. For this reason Erg Chigaga is considered more romantic and overall reputed a beloved set by purists and artists like landscape painters and fineart photographers. The Tuareg people also spelt Twareg or Touareg are a large Berber ethnic confederation. The Tuaregs have been called the `blue people` for the indigo dye coloured clothes they traditionally wear and which stains their skin. An erg also sand sea or dune sea, or sand sheet if it lacks dunes is a broad, flat area of desert covered with wind-swept sand with little or no vegetative cover. Morocco, Sahara, Africa.
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