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anamika5
10/7/2008 2:24 amLast Read: |
Arbre du Ténéré "Arbre du Ténéré" or "Tree of Ténéré" ,an acacia tree in Sahara desert in northeast Niger. This tree became famous as it was considered the most isolated tree. This tree stood lone. There was not a single tree in a 400 km radius area. This tree is the last of the trees which stood there before the desert was not so parched.It was the landmark for the caravans.The roots of the tree reached 33-36 meters. This tree no more exists.In 1973 the tree was hit by a drunk driver. The dead wood was taken to the Musée National du Niger and replaced with a metal sculpture. "One must see the Tree to believe its existence. What is its secret? How can it still be living in spite of the multitudes of camels which trample at its sides. How at each Azalai does not a lost camel eat its leaves and thorns? Why don't the numerous Touareg leading the salt caravans cut its branches to make fires to brew their tea? The only answer it that the tree is taboo and considered as such by the caravaniers. There is a kind of superstition, a tribal order which is always respected. Each year the Azalai gather round the Tree before facing the crossing of the Ténéré. The Acacia has become a living lighthouse; it is the first or the last landmark for the Azalai leaving Agadez for Bilma, or returning." - Michel Lesourd, of the Service central des affaires sahariennes, 1939 The Azalai (var. Azalay) is a semi annual salt caravan route practiced by Tuareg traders in the Sahara desert, or the act of traveling with a caravan along that route. In the early 20th century two West African routes were referred to as the Azalai: one from Timbuktu and the Taoudenni salt mines in Mali, the other from Agadez, Niger to Bilma on the Kaouar Oasis, with its salt condensation pits. Both are some of the last caravan routes in the Sahara that are still in use. Anamika5 |
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10/7/2008 3:53 am |
Good one, Anamika. VASHALAN
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10/7/2008 3:57 am |
ANAMIKA THERE IS NO IMAGE, YOU WILL HAVE TO REPLACE YOUR MEMBER PHOTO WITH YOUR TREE PICTURE. BESIDES EVEN IF YOU HAVE UPLOADED AND YOU HAD SOMETHING WRITTEN ON THE PICTURE IT WOULD BE REJECTED. SO MAKE SURE YOU CROP THE WRITTEN MATTER ON THE PICTURE.
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10/7/2008 4:04 am |
I had a guava tree in my gardern few years back, it had been badly infected with termites. It stood tall with the hollow trunk. Dangerously leaning and swinging in the storm, we got it collapsed to the roots, to avoid accidents. Just few days back now, I wisted the my old gardern and saw that the same tree has overgrown, its full length. It is hale and hardy with a tougher bark. THIS PROVES THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH
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10/7/2008 4:38 am |
thanx mrex  Anamika5
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10/7/2008 4:42 am |
bom....thanx... the picture has been restored... it was visible initially... Anamika5
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10/7/2008 5:20 am |
its life after life....theres no death.. bom Anamika5
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10/11/2008 6:26 am |
a tree lives because it has roots deep in the earth, we live because we have roots deep in our experiences. ayjayef
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10/11/2008 6:51 am |
the deeper our sufferings...j the more sublime our feelings Anamika5
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