1.   Endless sand dunes in the Sahara became metaphors for the grandiosity of Nature, camel trains and nomadic tribesmen evoked romance and mystery.

2.   Last year some Libyan religious pilgrims took a camel train through Egypt for the hajj to protest the sanctions.

3.   It was reminiscent of a camel train coming out of the desert, passing by and disappearing into the dunes.

4.   Its lush oases once supported camel trains that traveled the legendary Silk Road.