Ghat, is known as the last oasis 

(after Ghat you enter the desert region of the Akakus miles and miles of sand and rock formations ).

The old town `The Medina' of Ghat is more or less uninhabited today with only a few families remaining within the ruins. The old houses were built of terra-cotta bricks (dried under the scorching sun) and painted white using the limestone abundantly found in this region.

Its passageways and narrow streets resembling those of Ghadames ( however here one breathes in the Sahara in a much stronger atmosphere ).

It is dominated by Mount Koukemen which overlooks the historic fortress of Ghat. The three mosques here are still all used by the locals, with a small and curious building acting as a museum.