{"id":3772,"date":"2022-10-21T13:32:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T13:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/?p=3772"},"modified":"2022-11-02T20:12:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T20:12:40","slug":"dancalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/en\/dancalia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancalia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frames by Frank<\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h1>Danakil Depression<\/h1>\n<h2>ERTA ALE<\/h2>\n<p>A land full of charm and mystery: rich and geologically diverse, it is inhabited by the world\u2019s most inhospitable people &#8211; or so they say.<\/p>\n<h2>The charm of a restless land<\/h2>\n<p>The Danakil Depression, or <strong>\u201cAfar Region\u201d, is the lowest point in the whole of Africa,<\/strong> sitting 155 m below sea level. Most people would see it as a corner of hell on earth.<\/p>\n<p>Dominated by <strong>very high temperatures, salt lakes and lava flows,<\/strong> it is certainly one of the most inhospitable places on the planet. Only a very peculiar and tenacious population has been able to adapt to these conditions: the Afar who, famous for their firm resistance to colonial penetration, have inspired the tales of explorers up to the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>A frightening corner of the Earth but also amazingly interesting for <strong>the most daring and curious travellers<\/strong>. The blinding white salt plains, the bright colours of the dallol, and the night glow coming from the volcano Erta Ale are indelible memories for any nature-loving traveller.<\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC_3901_6306.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC_3901_6306.jpg 995w, https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC_3901_6306-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC_3901_6306-768x490.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-carousel.min.css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>\u201cIT\u2019S REALLY DIFFICULT, BOTH IN GEOGRAPHY AND MORALITY, TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR OWN HOME\u201d<br \/>Voltaire<\/cite>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h5>DALLOL<\/h5>\n<h3>The cautious hospitality of the Afar<\/h3>\n<style>\/*! 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Above all, it echoes their strenuous resistance to every colonial attempt of the last century.\t\t<\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container{position:static}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container .swiper-slide figure{line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-slide{text-align:center}.elementor-image-carousel-wrapper:not(.swiper-container-initialized) .swiper-slide{max-width:calc(100% \/ var(--e-image-carousel-slides-to-show, 3))}<\/style>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/28studios_dancalia_popolo_afar-1.jpg\" alt=\"28studios_dancalia_popolo_afar\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<b>As a group, they speak Afar,<\/b> from the Cushitic language family. As a result of the pressure of Arab merchants in the tenth century, their religion is Islam (Sunni Muslims).The Afar <b>are divided into clans<\/b> and their society is based today on four hereditary sultanates. They are still almost all nomads and <b>move their \u201cpacked-down\u201d huts on their camels.<\/b>They are <b>dedicated to shepherding and the salt trade,<\/b> and many of them are still armed with rifles and curved swords as a result of the heated rivalry with neighbouring clans, especially from Eritrea.A rather curious custom still practised by the Afar is <b>to sharpen their front teeth, a<\/b> practice that in the past served to inspire fear in the opponent.\t\t<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/28studios_dancalia1-3.jpeg\" alt=\"28studios_dancalia1-3\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>A multi-faceted country, rich with variety and contradictions, where the eruptive force of the Danakil Depression burns and leaves a mark on the traveller\u2019s soul.<\/p>\n<p>~by Frank<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frames by Frank Danakil Depression ERTA ALE A land full of charm and mystery: rich and geologically diverse, it is inhabited by the world\u2019s most inhospitable people &#8211; or so they say. 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