OREANDA-NEWS  Residents of the village of Ain al-Safra in Algeria, located in the north of the Sahara Desert, witnessed an unusual natural phenomenon, snow fell near their settlement, which covered the golden sand, Abdel Haq, a resident of this region, told RIA Novosti.

This village is called the "gateway to the Sahara Desert."

"Near the village of Ain al-Safra, where the famous bright orange sand dunes are located due to the proximity of the Sahara Desert, a lot of snow has fallen over the past week, now drifts cover the golden sand," he described.

According to the agency's interlocutor, residents of the area are enjoying the snow and running along the snow-covered dunes, trying to roll off them.

Snow often falls in the northern mountainous regions of Algeria in winter, but it is rare in the Sahara Desert region.