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Troglodytes dwellings
Matmata, Tunisia
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Traditional underground settlements in the dessert of Tunisia.
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David Helan
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Updated:
7 December 2011
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Wikipedia: Matmata, Tunisia
Paper: The Troglodyte Dwellings of the Matmata Berbers
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