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The Berber village Zriba, a forgotten hymn

The Berber village Zriba, a forgotten hymn

Legend has it that three brothers from Morocco made their three rocky peaks and each founded a village there. Indeed, Zriba, Takrouna and Jeradou have a singular air of family architecture and common traditions link these three villages.

Dominating the plain, they watch over the triangle between Zaghouan, Bouficha and…

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Ksour of Tunisia, Berber villages out of time

Ksour of Tunisia, Berber villages out of time

Chenini, Douiret and Guermessa, these names have one thing in common: they are those of the Berber villages of southern Tunisia. Like all Berber places, they are perched on top of rocky hills.

DOUIRET

Douiret is a small Berber village located in southern Tunisia, about twenty kilometers from Tataouine. It is divided into two parts: the old village, consisting of troglodyte dwellings dug in…

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MATMATA

Matmata is a village in southern Tunisia belonging to the governorate of Gabes. Although the New Matmata has become the main locality of the region, the center of the Matmata tribe remains the ancient village located in the heart of the mountains. It is for the benefit of the new modern city that the urban development and the rural exodus of the populations emptied and desertified this one.

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Sleeping village of Tamerza

Sleeping village of Tamerza

The charm of Tamerza or Tameghza operates at more than three hundred meters of altitude. It is one of the most beautiful mountain oasis in southwest Tunisia. It is located about four hundred and fifty kilometers from the capital Tunis, connects Tebessa to Gafsa and seventy kilometers from the airport of Tozeurand belongs to the governorate of that city. It is a mountain oasis connected to an old…

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