The Garamantes were an ancient Saharan civilization that thrived between 500 BCE and 500 CE in modern-day Libya. They built sophisticated underground irrigation systems called *foggara* to farm the desert, enabling trade routes across the Sahara. Historians and archaeologists studying early urbanism benefit from their advanced water management and societal organization.
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