{"id":3772,"date":"2022-10-21T13:32:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T13:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twenty8studios.eu\/?p=3772"},"modified":"2022-10-21T13:32:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T13:32:31","slug":"dancalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/?p=3772","title":{"rendered":"{:en}Dancalia{:}{:it}Dancalia{:}"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{:en}<\/p>\n<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:\/\/twenty8studios.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC_3901_6306.jpg 995w, https:\/\/twenty8studios.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC_3901_6306-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/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<p>{:}{:it}<\/p>\n<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>DANCALIA<\/h1>\n<h2>ERTA ALE<\/h2>\n<p>Un luogo pieno di fascino e mistero in cui vibrano tutte le inquietudini geologiche del pianeta, dominato da quello che tanti definiscono il popolo meno ospitale in assoluto<\/p>\n<h2>Il fascino di una terra inquieta<\/h2>\n<p>La depressione Dancala o terra Afar, <strong>\u00e8 il punto pi\u00f9 basso dell\u2019intera Africa con i suoi 155 m sotto il livello del mare.<\/strong> Agli occhi dei pi\u00f9 pu\u00f2 sembrare un angolo d\u2019inferno sulla terra. Caratterizzata da temperature elevatissime, dai suoi fondi salini e dalle sue colate laviche \u00e8 senz\u2019altro uno dei luoghi pi\u00f9 inospitali del pianeta.<\/p>\n<p>A queste caratteristiche solo una popolazione, particolare fisiologicamente e tenace caratterialmente ha saputo adattarsi: gli Afar che, per la loro ferma resistenza alla penetrazione coloniale, hanno sempre animato, con <strong>l\u2019appellativo di feroci predoni dancali,<\/strong> i racconti dei nostri esploratori del secolo scorso. Un angolo di terra spaventoso dunque ma anche sconvolgentemente interessante per il viaggiatore pi\u00f9 audace e curioso.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019accecante distesa bianca della <strong>piana del sale<\/strong>, <strong>i colori sgargianti del dallol<\/strong>, tavolozza di tonalit\u00e0<strong> in mezzo alla terra brulla<\/strong>, il bagliore notturno del <strong>vulcano Erta Ale<\/strong> sono ricordi indelebili per qualsiasi viaggiatore amante della natura.<\/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:\/\/twenty8studios.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC_3901_6306.jpg 995w, https:\/\/twenty8studios.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC_3901_6306-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/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>&#8220;\u00c8 BEN DIFFICILE, IN GEOGRAFIA COME IN MORALE, CAPIRE IL MONDO SENZA USCIRE DI CASA PROPRIA.&#8221;<br \/>Voltaire<\/cite>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h5>DALLOL<\/h5>\n<h3>La guardinga ospitalit\u00e0 degli Afar<\/h3>\n<style>\/*! 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Above all, it echoes their strenuous resistance to every colonial attempt of the last century.<\/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><b>Parlano la lingua afar<\/b> della famiglia delle lingue cuscitiche. <b>Sono di religione islamica<\/b> (mussulmani sunniti), da quando si convertirono nel X secolo sotto la spinta dei mercanti arabi.<\/p>\n<p>I Toubou sono caratterizzati da una psicologia complessa: <b>imperturbabili s\u00ec nelle difficolt\u00e0, ma anche facilmente collerici;<\/b> leali ma vendicativi; <b>aperti<\/b> e <b>coraggiosi<\/b> ma anche <b>subdoli e bugiardi fino alla morte;<\/b> legati al nomadismo e al senso di libert\u00e0 personale.<\/p>\n<p>Sono dediti alla pastorizia e al commercio del sale (piana del sale) molti di loro girano ancora armati sia di fucili che di spade ricurve per la\u00a0<b>rivalit\u00e0<\/b> ancora accesa con i clan vicini, soprattutto di provenienza eritrea.<\/p>\n<p>Un\u2019usanza ancora in voga e piuttosto curiosa praticata dagli Afar \u00e8 quella di limare a punta gli incisivi, pratica che in passato serviva ad\u00a0<b>incutere timore nell\u2019avversario<\/b>.<\/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>Un paese multiforme ricco<br \/>\ndi variet\u00e0 e contraddizioni<br \/>\nin cui la forza \u201ceruttiva\u201d<br \/>\ndella Dancalia brucia<br \/>\ne segna l\u2019anima del<br \/>\nviaggiatore<\/p>\n<p>~by Frank<\/h2>\n<p>{:}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{:en} Frames by Frank Danakil Depression ERTA ALE A land full of charm and mystery: rich and geologically diverse, it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3459,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frames"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.twenty8studios.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}