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Cave Dwelling, Matmata Tunisia*

Artist/Designer: Designer Unknown

Project Location: Tunisia

Figure 1: Berber Cave Dwelling. Matmata, Tunisia. ( Source | Accessed : January 28, 2018 )
Figure 2: Berber Cave Dwelling. Matmata, Tunisia. ( Source | Accessed : January 28, 2018 )
Figure 3: Underground housing in open pits. Matmata Tunesia ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Moonez/Flickr )
Figure 4: Underground housing in open pits. Matmata Tunesia ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Austin Hand )
Figure 5: Matmata Tunisia Underground housing ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Natalie Wynn )

Style/Period(s):
Vernacular

Primary Material(s):
Stone

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Article | Accessed : January 28, 2018
Article | Accessed : January 28, 2018
Article | Accessed : March 27, 2022

Significant Date(s):
No Significant Date Assigned.

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:
Bruun, Daniel. The Cave Dwellers of Southern Tunisia: Recollections of a Sojourn With the Khalifa of Matmata. Andesite Press, 2017.

Encyclopédie berbère. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud, 2010.



Tags:
Matmata, Tunisia, cave, cave-dwelling, underground homes, residence

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