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The ancient Garamantian Empire thrived in the Sahara Desert by tapping into hidden groundwater through a system of underground tunnels and vertical access shafts. However, their unsustainable use of these resources eventually led to their decline. The Garamantes serve as a cautionary tale for the importance of sustainable groundwater management, especially in extreme environments where water resources are limited.
The Garamantian Empire, an ancient Saharan civilization, thrived in the hyper-arid conditions of the Sahara Desert by extracting groundwater using a system called foggara or qanat. They dug underground tunnels and vertical access shafts to access the water stored in a large sandstone aquifer. However, when the groundwater levels eventually fell, the empire collapsed. This serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of sustainable groundwater use, especially in the face of increasing extreme environments and unsustainable practices.