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What to see and do — El M'Ghair

El M'Ghair has been inhabited since antiquity, an oasis on the caravan route between Biskra and Touggourt. In the Middle Ages, it prospered through date and barley trade exchanged for salt, fabrics and spices from the Maghreb. The region passed under nominal Hafsid authority, then Ottoman influence. The French penetrated in 1844 during Saharan campaigns, installing a secondary post. Under colonization, El M'Ghair developed intensive date-palm agriculture. At independence, El M'Ghair was attached to El Oued then Touggourt. In 2019, it was made an autonomous wilaya along with ten other new Saharan wilayas, recognizing its specific Souf-oasis identity.

• 📍El M'Ghair Palm Grove — Vast Deglet Nour date-producing oasis, traditional ghout gardens
• 📍Old Ksar — Mud fortified ksar, covered alleys, traditional Saharan architecture
• 📍Domed Architecture — Traditional gypsum-brick houses, white domes characteristic of the Souf
• 📍El M'Ghair Souk — Traditional market, dates, local crafts, authentic Saharan atmosphere
• 📍Sidi Khelifa Mosque — Historic mosque, regional traditional gathering site, Saharan architecture
• 📍Sebkha (salt lake) — Surrounding seasonal water body, lunar landscapes and migratory birds