Mides is a small mountain oasis village in the Tozeur governorate, less than a kilometre from the Algerian border, about 60 km from Tozeur (roughly an hour by road) and 10 km from Tamerza.
The canyon is about 4.5 km long, with walls higher than 150 metres, and it ends about a kilometre before the border. In these gorges you can see fossils and coloured minerals that are millions of years old.
The old village once stood on a spur surrounded by canyons, like a ship stranded on a rock, a natural fortress. The little oasis below is known for its dates and oranges, and the film The English Patient was shot here.
A walk along the rim at sunset is one of the best things to do in the Tozeur region.
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