https://www.pitara.com/tags/sahara-desert/Recent content in Sahara Desert on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/news-for-kids/world-news/ancient-library-in-the-desert/Fri, 18 Apr 2003 22:15:26 +0000https://www.pitara.com/news-for-kids/world-news/ancient-library-in-the-desert/<figure class="w-64 sm:float-right sm:ml-4"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/news-world-149_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/news-world-149_1_hu_f249376a57d91c3d.gif" width="320" height="128" alt="Ancient Library in the Desert [Illustration by Shinod A.P.]" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> Ancient Library in the Desert [Illustration by Shinod A.P.] </figcaption> </figure> <p>February 16: Ever heard of Chinguetti, a city nestling deep in the Sahara desert close to the North African country of Mauritania? No? Well, neither did most of the world, till it was discovered that this desert city that is slowly sinking in sand, could be home to the world&rsquo;s oldest &ldquo;living&rdquo; libraries. That is to say a library with intact manuscripts.</p>