Steppe landscape in Tunisia
Steppe landscape in Tunisia nov 17, 2011

Steppe landscapes, broken by Eucalyptus trees and numerous groves of olive trees and date palms, extend from the coast to Medenine, famous for its ghorfas (17th century vaulted rooms for storing grain), and Tataouine. This area features many Berber villages with some of North Africa’s best preserved ksours (granaries). The panoramic road that traces a loop to the south of Tataouine provides the first taste of rocky desert, and allows visitors to admire the sites of Ksar Ouled Soltane and Ksar Ezzarah. The first consists of two adjacent courtyards flaked by hundreds of ancient four-story granary cellars (15th and 16th centuries), with steep and unsafe staircases connecting the individual cellars. The buildings are still intact, and perfectly depict the types of fortifications used by the Ouled tribe for defence and food storage.  

Source: UNESCO


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