Jabal (Jabel) Nafusa (Nafousa Mountain)
is a hilly limestone massif in
western Libya, extending in a west-northeasterly direction.
The height of the chain ranges from 1,500 to 3,200 feet (460 to 980 m).
The town of Jado, or
Fess’at’u as it is known to its Berber
natives, is one of the main Berber settlements in the Western Mountain. Places
of interest include the rare spring of Nanna Tala at the base of the valley,
waterfalls, streams, farms, troglodyte dwellings, cliff-top houses, and magical
groves.
The local people of Jado have created a private museum, housing
several artifacts of ethnographic nature. Al-Barouni
Museum is considered among the best museums in the region, embodying the
Berber heritage of the mountain. The visitor will be
rewarded with models of traditional crafts and industries as well as ancient
archaeological stone artifacts, including a model of a traditional oil press,
andour in Tamazight ('Berber language').
Ancient Berber tomb, showing an altar with candles, from Termisen
or Termisa, Jado, Nafousa.
