He made to Mecca then he decided to return to Morocco, nearly a quarter of a century after leaving home.
First published in 1981.
I set out alone, having neither fellow-traveller in whose companionship I might find cheer, nor caravan whose part I might join, but swayed by an overmastering impulse within me and a desire long-cherished in my bosom to visit these illustrious sanctuaries.
The oasis is 265 km 165 mi south of Taghaza and 470 km 290 mi north of Oualata.
وقد اختار عروسا من مدينة صفاقس، والتي كانت الأولى في سلسلة زيجاته التي ميزت أسفاره.
واصل بعد ذلك مسيرته خلال وبحر آرال إلى بخارى.