In the city Ghadames in Libya was held an exhibition for rare traditional collectibles managed under Libyan’s Ministry of  Tourism and Handicrafts.

The exhibition was inaugurated by the Mayor of Ghadames, Dr Qassem Al-Manea, which involved a large group of participants from in and out of the City of Ghadames.

The exhibition displayed many ancient and valuable items including inexplicable hand woven baskets, ancient mortar and pestle intricating hand-made clay pots, amongst others.

It’s previous edition was held in 2019 on the same day with World Tourism day, September 27 as it was aimed at introducing the civilizational and cultural heritage of the city and also reviving the vulnerable traditional industries.

The City of Ghadames is known to be the abode to important archaeological sites, with the Ottoman Citadel as part of which was dedicated to the Ghadames Museum.