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The Best Attractions In Matmata

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Matmata is a small Berber speaking town in southern Tunisia. Some of the local Berber residents live in traditional underground troglodyte structures. In 2004 it had a population of 2,116.The structures typical for the village are created by digging a large pit in the ground. Around the perimeter of this pit artificial caves are then dug to be used as rooms, with some homes comprising multiple pits, connected by trench-like passageways.
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  • 2. Ksar Ghilane Tataouine
    Ksar Ghilane also known as Henchir Tébournouk is a Tunisian oasis, archaeological site and town of Tataouine Governorate located at 33° 00′ 31″ N, 9° 36′ 59″ E.
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  • 3. Chenini Tataouine
    Chenini is a ruined Berber village in the Tataouine district in southern Tunisia. Located on a hilltop near a modern village of the same name, Chenini was a fortified granary, or ksar Like other ksour created by North African Berber communities, Chenini was built on a hilltop - in this instance, between two hilltop ridges - to help protect it from raiding parties. The oldest structures on the hillside date back to the 12th century; some of the buildings are still used to store grain for the villagers living in the valley below. Chenini is a regular stop on southern Tunisia's ksar trail, along with the villages of Douiret, Ksar Ouled Soltane and Ksar Hadada. Chenini and the surrounding Tataouine district are also associated with the Star Wars film series. Many scenes for the movies were fil...
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  • 4. Chott El Djerid Kebili
    Chott el Djerid also spelled Sciott Gerid and Shott el Jerid, is a large endorheic salt lake in southern Tunisia. The name can be translated from the Arabic into English as Lagoon of the Land of Palms.
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