Become a host in El Oued

Where travelers stay — El Oued

El Oued, nicknamed "the city of a thousand domes," is one of Algeria's most spectacular Saharan wilayas. Capital of the Souf region, it is distinguished by its unique architecture: gypsum-brick houses with white domes overlooking the ghouts — crater palm groves, a Saharan agricultural system unique in the world where palms are planted in depressions dug down to the water table. The city is surrounded by the Grand Eastern Erg, a vast orange dune sea at the ksour gates. It's a high place of Sufi culture, exceptional-quality Deglet Nour dates, and an entry point to neighboring Tunisia. El Oued charms with its preserved Saharan authenticity.

• 📍El Oued Ghouts — Crater palm groves unique in the world, palms planted in depressions reaching the water table
• 📍Domed Architecture — Traditional gypsum-brick houses with white domes, listed as national heritage
• 📍El Oued Souk — Traditional market, dates, crafts, Souf products, authentic Saharan atmosphere
• 📍Grand Eastern Erg — Vast orange dune sea at the city's gates, legendary bivouacs and sunsets
• 📍Sidi Salem Mosque — Historic mosque, Sufi traditional gathering site, typical Saharan architecture
• 📍Souf Museum — Ethnographic, agricultural and historical regional collections, ghouts and architecture