Matmâta Village

Local nameMatmâta
LocationMatmata, Tunisia

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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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matmata,_Tunisia

Address (Unnamed Road), Matmata, Tunisia

Coordinates 33°32'33.5" N 9°58'0.502" E

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