At sunset, two men lie stretched on the sands, preparing for the annual Sbua pilgrimage to the zawiya of Sidi El Hadj Belkacem in Gourara. Every year, pilgrims gather from Zenata communities in the southwestern Algerian Sahara to honor their saints with song, dance, and ritual procession. On the seventh day, the journey culminates in a square outside the zawiya for one final gathering, where tradition, faith, and community converge.
