Djerba: Troglodyte Houses of Matmata. | |
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In the hummocky grounds were dug some 10 meters deep pits reaching from 8 to 12 metres in diameter, in the bottom and on the walls of which rooms that held at the same time place of lofts were dug, sometimes on two floors. |
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Date: Feb 05, 2001 Longitude: 9° 57.00' Latitude: 33° 33.05' Show Photo Position in Google Maps |
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Map references: left: courtesy CIA, middle: courtesy US LoC Map Collection, right: courtesy NASA. This page has been updated on: 2007-Nov-08 |