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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matmata,_Tunisia
Matmata (Arabic: مطماطة Maṭmāṭah) 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.[1] 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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matmata,_Tunisia Matmata (Arabic: مطماطة Maṭmāṭah) is a small Berber sp...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matmata,_Tunisia Matmata (Arabic: مطماطة Maṭmāṭah) is a small Berber sp...
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