Sahara: The Largest Desert On Earth | Journeys To The Ends Of The Earth

Sahara: The Largest Desert On Earth | Journeys To The Ends Of The Earth | Real History

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The Sahara is the biggest desert on earth ... it takes its name from the Arab word for "emptiness". In the dead heart of that emptiness there's a place called the Tenere. The Tenere takes its name from the Tuareg word for "nothing". A nothing the size of France in the middle of an emptiness the size of the United States. It's no wonder the locals call this place "The Land Of Fear”. David Adams retraces the trade routes of the people who call this stove-hot corner of the planet home.
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@realhistory9284 6 ай бұрын

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@jagdishhaton4006 4 ай бұрын

Name of the music theme

@user-kp9ze3jq4m 3 ай бұрын

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@abdiyusufmohamed 3 ай бұрын

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@belomark3680 2 ай бұрын

Desert to mean no water; hence, sahara is the largest.

@errolneptune3995 Ай бұрын

@@belomark3680ice / snow isn't water so Antarctica is the largest desert. Google search largest desert and this comes up 1. Antarctic Polar Desert. Antarctica is the largest continent, as well as the largest desert in the world. This frigid wasteland dominates the South Pole with a massive surface area of 5.5 million square miles ( 14.2 million square kilometers)

@Eitner100 6 ай бұрын

I know one thing fur sure: if I ever visit a desert I will drive a Toyota. In all documentaries about deserts, that brand is always present. Excellent documentary!

@MarkFranklin-ws5jf 3 ай бұрын

My Tacoma has 325,000 miles and runs excellent

@reevus2558 3 ай бұрын

Its like those Nokia 3310, durable AF. Some people even said its easy to repair and parts easily available from third party or source company, but I dont know that its true or not cause I have no knowledge in mechanical vehicle.

@misselanys1219 3 ай бұрын

Scotty Kilmer swears by Toyota. He says they are the best built cars in the country.

@reevus2558 2 ай бұрын

Also let's not forget it depends on the person who owns it, oh wait secondhand cars which are overused are sold and still used as military vehicles where they put machine guns on it. And its mostly Toyota's pick-up 🛻

@michaelfodor6280 2 ай бұрын

@@reevus2558 In 1987 Libya decided to invade the neighboring country of Chad. The Chadian Army was poorly equipped with only light trucks. However these trucks had better maneuverability and driver farther in worse terrain the Libyan tanks & APCs. So the Chadians gave the Libyans a good sound thrashing and the whole thing was called the Toyota War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_War

@davidgriego278 5 ай бұрын

All my life I hsve been fascinated by Nomadic people, throughout the world. Their fierce Independence, Loyalty, Pride. Each Culture, has roots in Warrior traditions. You cannot help but respect their traditions! It is a hard life, but the rewards are worth it! This is a Wonderfull Video!

@millsykooksy4863 3 ай бұрын

yeah they are very cool, I want one of those swords!

@mikebacherl2490 26 күн бұрын

Durn Man...what rewards? You have SAND in your food, water, bed...and even in your mouth if you sleep with it open!!!

@davidgriego278 26 күн бұрын

@@mikebacherl2490 You are a not even getting where I am coming from! We lived a life of poverty, but We never made life more difficult, than what it already was! To this day when I sit down to eat. I give Thanks! This past Saturday my Blood Pressure went town to 54, yet I gave Thanks! The difference between You, and Me, is simply this! I will always give Thanks, where you don't! Live, and Let Live!

@vilerose7871 Жыл бұрын

The reaction of the guides to skiing down the dune was priceless.

@cousin_JACK Жыл бұрын

Yea I like that segment, he worked for that decent

@ansaz14 2 ай бұрын

They might even make up a song about his feat

@sleepyjoe8061 2 ай бұрын

Whitest thing he could've done lol

@scottgordon8902 12 күн бұрын

The reaction seems pretty understandable.. "look at this frigging idiot".. no water, no cover..

@TheBierman19 3 күн бұрын

.....and his hair was perfect at the end of the ride...... amazing!!!!!!

@user-rk1dx5qv5q 4 ай бұрын

absolutely amazing as the guide said "freedom first" no boundaries and no borders. love it really

@parasbishnoi_029 6 ай бұрын

I love this documentary so much😊 And proud the citizens who preserve their culture even in harsh climate

@sufwannawab 6 ай бұрын

@paras brother well said, but let’s wish that there is no oil found in that precious land, so it can be stayed as it is till the eternity,

@parasbishnoi_029 4 ай бұрын

@@sufwannawab yes but I think due to globalisation and modernization their own offspring are not interested to preserve their precious culture . But they also unaware about life of city which is full of stress and tension.

@YusufKhan-mp5vs 5 ай бұрын

Unbelievable, I just started watching for a minute or two but ended up watching almost without blinking the whole in no time

@iStuwie 6 ай бұрын

The camera work was fantastic, huge props to the team.

@pnm3706 4 ай бұрын

It was one of the best documentaries I've ever watched. No words! Unbelievable people. 👏

@PrinceTaRiG Ай бұрын

This is by far the best ever well produced documentary ever..Period

@chlorone 27 күн бұрын

neh its more like adventure holiday diary than a documentary. but i agree its absolute briliant

@chandquadermadri3522 5 ай бұрын

Halfway into the documentary and I can say it's one of the best documentaries made

@bentucker2301 5 ай бұрын

How was the other half?

@chandquadermadri3522 4 ай бұрын

Gets better

@marilougo6084 4 ай бұрын

Yes toyota is the beast in rough terrain👍

@scottgordon8902 12 күн бұрын

Theres a 5 hour version David Adams has that shows his whole journey through Africa.. this is just 1 part of it.. it's an incredible thing

@scottgordon8902 12 күн бұрын

@marilougo6084 "what breed of camel you like best?".. Toyota of course

@pravinthanki3879 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing such a great life in Africa 🌍. It's indeed amazing 👏.

@Plateaudweller 6 ай бұрын

'Day after day, night after night' he travels on....in the same set of crisp clean pants and shirt....with 3 4WD vehicles following....with creature comforts. 😜😂

@umehhenry6651 6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@user-dm1zg1il3s 5 ай бұрын

Yeah it's doubtable

@swamifakkananda4043 5 ай бұрын

Poor guy, the trouble he has to go through. Nobody knows his sorrow!!!❤😂

@ranjitverdi5702 5 ай бұрын

And not a Travel Lodge or Motel in site.🤣

@swamifakkananda4043 5 ай бұрын

@@ranjitverdi5702 poor guy!! Ge must have suffered a lot!!🤭😇😅🤣

@MariaSantana-ul5wd 4 ай бұрын

What a treasure. The desert is beautiful. Thank you.

@elizabethcantarell5094 Ай бұрын

Poor camels 😥 the load they carry made me feel sick.

@frankdunbar4140 Жыл бұрын

Antarctic - 5.5 million square miles Arctic - 5.4 million square miles Sahara - 3.5 million square miles Arabian - 1.0 million square miles Gobi - 0.5 million square miles Patagonian - 0.26 million square miles Great Victoria - 0.25 million square miles Kalahari - 0.22 million square miles Great Basin - 0.19 million square miles Syrian - 0.19 million square miles Ten largest deserts in the world.

@Katiesarabians Жыл бұрын

Most of us typically think of deserts as sand and bare rock, so the cold places don't so much register as *deserts*, as in dryness- even cold.

@louielouie6259 Жыл бұрын

Now for top ten desserts.

@frankdunbar4140 Жыл бұрын

@@louielouie6259 desserts? What do desserts have to do with deserts?

@louielouie6259 Жыл бұрын

@@frankdunbar4140 Don't be a Karen, Frank.

@robbienianalbert2211 Жыл бұрын

Wrong all wrong the world's greatest desert is surely my ex-wifes' heart...empty......

@mikethomp1440 2 ай бұрын

These are truly free people. They live and breathe the freedom we only talk about in the west.

@lyudmila2882 6 ай бұрын

Thrilling, fascinating, beautiful. THIS is travel! Thanks so much!

@siphokazikazie 6 ай бұрын

When he grabbed the salt 3:10 of the video. The man is like "and now, are you buying that salt" 😂😂😂😂

@darrondoss8660 4 ай бұрын

It pissed me off that he used his bare hands on their salt

@MarkFranklin-ws5jf 3 ай бұрын

He asked people before he films guaranteed before he does things to anger them or has bills at the ready

@rubywilcox7405 Жыл бұрын

Such a marvelous story of an amazing group of people and animals! Thank you!

@westwild75 Жыл бұрын

نحن لسنا مجموعة من الناس!! ..نحن قبائل نعيش في البراري كسائر الأمم.. We are not just a group of people We are Tribes touareg We live in Sahara like any other Nation

@rubywilcox7405 Жыл бұрын

@@westwild75 Thank you for helping me understand you better. With utmost respect to Tribes Touareg.

@benukakati9915 5 ай бұрын

Amazing! One of the best sights I have seen in this documentary in my long years. Good luck, young man, and God be with you.

@swamifakkananda4043 5 ай бұрын

It is a shame this thing has so few views.

@Yeletimbs 9 күн бұрын

Every time I flew over the Sahara in and out of Nigeria, I always love the view over the Sahara. I relish every glimpse, my eyes are fixated on the window.

@davidfromamerica1871 9 күн бұрын

This was once all forest land and grass lands, perhaps even all rain forest. Before that it was once covered in Glaciers miles deep.

@YasirAli-uv3ss 6 ай бұрын

This Documentary touches my heart the way of living local life in such dry Area with honour and tradition is so especial thanks to Real History team for the the Dacumentory 🙏

@user-zb6fk1fq5j 4 ай бұрын

This is first English film that I ever watch complete in one time.

@user-zb6fk1fq5j 4 ай бұрын

and it is a wonderful film.

@mbctsports9799 5 ай бұрын

The music in this doc is top notch 0:47

@flaviadepaula9383 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic, thank you for such wonderful documentary. I always have a deep curiosity about the Tuaregs.

@arshadrana7301 6 ай бұрын

absolutely amazing as the guide said "freedom first" no boundaries and no borders. love it really ❤

@marklumley619 5 ай бұрын

Really! Do you have door to your house/apartment? If so then you’re a hypocrite

@ryleighloughty3307 3 ай бұрын

You do realize that they don't mean it, right?

@kmkhare385 6 ай бұрын

Explored awesome places. Deserted & dry. Mind blowing land scape. Inhabitants have tough life. Despite adversaries they are happy. Excellent video

@MatuSala-7 4 ай бұрын

What a life! I too a few years before that I crossed the Sahara from Sudan to Libya and then to Europe,and it was my best and worst memories of my life! Sahara is magnificent but the same time deadly!!

@janewangui3984 4 ай бұрын

Hello,which means of transport did you use?

@MatuSala-7 4 ай бұрын

@@janewangui3984 It was a Toyota pickups and we were almost 30 people and we lost one of our friends and buried him there in the desert,it was really hard and it's a long story to write it here🤗

@JJfromJ 3 ай бұрын

@@janewangui3984The trafficker's truck?

@user-fl9zv7ft5z 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing just like wow! Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful journeys

@ashokdandawate9682 6 ай бұрын

Real History is Master Piece !!! Very Excellent ! I am from Bengaluru- 🇮🇳 India. Thanks a Lot !!!

@thebeliever7267 2 ай бұрын

Living in a country neighboring Niger Republic, I am really fascinated by your documentary. We call the touaregs Buzaye and we do business with them before. Now things have changed a little bit.

@benardnzioka617 6 ай бұрын

best documentary i have watched in a while

@user-nv8hz5dy9e 4 ай бұрын

What a mind blowing documentary.. absolutely appreciate,, love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

@thebittertruth5381 4 ай бұрын

"They don't regard borders" "Freedom first" The true mentality of the Tuareg Warriors of the dessert.

@user-rf5ig5bx2q 4 ай бұрын

I'm African, but I knew nothing about the Tuareg until I watched this documentary. I envy the narrator

@markwaiswa5786 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for helping us travel the Desert virtually. It is just a marvel. Anice documentary

@marytownsend9765 6 ай бұрын

Truly amazing and incredibly beautiful. Thank you so much for taking me on this adventure of crossing the Saharan desert in the country of Niger. I loved watching you sand ski down the high mound and across the sand. Wow! Ancient customs and kind people taking you into their country and showing you the way and you bring this this adventure into our lives as a gift. You are so kind and respectful. Their world is so remote from the genocide of the Palestinians. I hope they find out what the Israelis are doing and pray it ends now and Israel exists no longer because they have been forced to leave and return to Europe.

@ConsumerReportsUSA 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful. Such beautiful people. May God bless them

@thomasshoff6512 Ай бұрын

Yon mean Allah!

@Mossaab-kg3cj5hc5s Ай бұрын

@@thomasshoff6512 Allah is God

@mtbalpinecounty Жыл бұрын

And as well as Silk Road..amazing travels.. Humanities histories..

@maoridezyah4964 6 ай бұрын

I cant believe you walked up that sand dune you skied down. You made it look easy

@Cric_beg07 5 ай бұрын

The journey with passion and information . Appreciable❤

@jabulanirambwawasvika1683 3 ай бұрын

I have learnt a lot i didnt know there are amaizing people living in the heart of Sahara desert! Thank for your wonderful documentary!

@annatyreman794 6 ай бұрын

Fascinating and fun, i travelled through Algeria yrs ago to an oasis town in the Sahara called Gardiah, as you entered the air became cooler.

@robwashers 6 ай бұрын

A year ago I drove from the French Alps to the Sahara -(ferry across the Med) what surprised me most was how bloody cold its gets at night in the desert !!

@owenmark5806 5 ай бұрын

I swr bro

@user-rf5ig5bx2q 4 ай бұрын

Wow! The tradition surrounding the camel race is a marvel

@peterroxofthefuture 3 ай бұрын

Excellent. David Adams is awesome. Thanks for sharing!

@straytarnish9443 6 ай бұрын

❤ the desert is the beach for people who are afraid of water❤

@lydiarowe491 2 ай бұрын

A brilliant doco..places that have not changed in the Sahara for many years..truly beautiful scapes with the Tuaregs having the freedom hard won to be able to cross borders as they wish…thankyou..

@enough1494 5 ай бұрын

Magical, thank you for sharing! Greetings from Culebra, Puerto Rico

@thennakoneranbanda6634 3 ай бұрын

Thanks David.Amazing documentary.

@mymentor5130 5 ай бұрын

Loved it so much. Superb piece of work...

@user-xs6yd8tl9q 6 ай бұрын

Il deserto è mitico, è rilassante e adatto alla riflessione, uno dei deserti più belli che abbia visto.

@okaasan6990 5 ай бұрын

Thank You, I truly enjoyed your video!

@vickiparrish3235 Жыл бұрын

Superb documentary!

@lynnerose1422 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really enjoyed watching that especially as it’s been a drizzly day here in Scotland.

@javedfazal59 6 ай бұрын

Fascinating and an eye opener! Excellent documentary!

@Manish_3333 5 ай бұрын

Perfect evidence of how islam makes humans primitive.

@DrRoxie 2 ай бұрын

Well done, Mate! Thank you for a remarkable journey,, indeed.

@AmaranathRanatunga 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic documentary. Thank you so much for your fine effort.

@ekremgj 3 ай бұрын

This is priceless! Thank you! Its like going back in time😃😃

@yushirou8672 4 ай бұрын

superb video graphy, excellent documentary, wonderful people and their lifestyle .

@wnfernand 3 ай бұрын

Amazing!! just spellbound after watching this!!!

@chepkiruilangat9725 4 ай бұрын

Learning more from this journal is so good

@arsalanparsa858 5 ай бұрын

i really enjoyed to watch this episode thank s for sharing

@Angellady11 Жыл бұрын

My family’s history dating back to the Sahara and for 2000 years my family has always been merchants on the Saharan camel caravan trail I’m a proud Moroccan 🕋🤲🏽

@marsdenk.6162 6 ай бұрын

❤

@anjou6497 3 ай бұрын

👍🧡🌱