Guelta d'Archei is the largest and famous Guelta in the Sahara Desert and surrounded by highest sand stone cliffs. In Arabic the Word Guelta means 'Wet Land'. It is formed due to the collisions in between the lower and upper rock layers of the Earth.
It is located in the Ennedi Plateau, in north-eastern Chad, near the town Fada. Here huge number of Desert animals like Camels live in this place. It also represents the one of the last colonies in Sahara Desert. Since 1000 years this Guelta is providing water to the nearest people and animals.
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