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Tunisia. A fine example of a ksar,or fortified granary,showing its barrel vaulted roofs,blank walls and central courtyard. Abandoned in 1973,some basic restoration work has ensured the ksar's immediate survival.
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Tunisia,Jebel Abiadh. A local man rests by the main entrance to the now little-used ksar,or fortified granary at Ezzahra.
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Tunisia,Jebel Abiadh. This restored ksar,or fortified granary,is amongst Tunisia's finest examples of this type of architecture. Hundreds of ghorfas,or storage cells,traditionally faced with palm wood doors enclose the main courtyard.
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Tunisia,Jebel Abiadh. This restored ksar,or fortified granary,is amongst Tunisia's finest examples of this type of architecture. Hundreds of ghorfas,or storage cells,are reached by protruding steps.
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Tunisia,Jebel Abiadh. This restored ksar,or fortified granary,is amongst Tunisia's finest examples of this type of architecture. Hundreds of ghorfas,or storage cells,are reached by protruding steps.
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Tunisia,Jebel Abiadh. This restored ksar,or fortified granary,is amongst Tunisia's finest examples of this type of architecture. Hundreds of ghorfas,or storage cells,traditionally faced with palm wood doors enclose a pair of courtyards.
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Tunisia,Medenine. Once amongst the most important if the south's Berber market towns,Medenine's ksar,or fortified granary,was one of the largest and honey-combed with 8000-ghorfas,or storage cells,for grain and valuables. Only a few are still used today.
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Tunisia,Medenine. Once amongst the most important if the south's Berber market towns,Medenine's ksar,or fortified granary,was one of the largest and honey-combed with 8000-ghorfas,or storage cells,for grain and valuables. Only a few are still used today.
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Tunisia,Medenine. Once amongst the most important of the south's Berber market towns,Medenine's ksar,or fortified granary,was one of the largest and honey-combed with 8000 ghorfas,or storage cells,for grain and valuables. A few serve today as curio shops for tourists.
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Tunisia,Medenine. Once amongst the most important of the south's Berber market towns,Medenine's ksar,or fortified granary,was one of the largest and honey-combed with 8000 ghorfas,or storage cells,for grain and valuables. A few serve today as curio shops for tourists.
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Tunisia,Medenine. Once amongst the most important of the south's Berber market towns,Medenine's ksar,or fortified granary,was one of the largest and honey-combed with 8000 ghorfas,or storage cells,for grain and valuables.
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Tunisia,Jebel Abiadh. This restored ksar,or fortified granary,is amongst Tunisia's finest examples of this type of architecture. Hundreds of ghorfas,or storage cells,traditionally faced with palm wood doors.
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Tunisia,Jebel Haouaia. One of the guardians of the village ksar,or fortified granary,sits with his pet hawk in the entrance. Parts of the ksar were used as a basic hotel following it's appearance in the Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace .
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Tunisia,Guermessa. The ancient and now much ruined Berber village of Guermessa stands testament to a now faded way of life. Built on a barren spur of the Jebel Haouaia,it was once topped by a small hill-top fortress.
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Tunisia,Matmata. Few troglodyte pit-homes are lived in today but some families retain a semblance of their traditional way of life. Here a local woman grinds grain with a small hand mill.
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Tunisia,Matmata. Converted from one of the town's celebrated troglodyte pit-homes,the Sidi Driss Hotel still retains parts of the Star Wars film sets.
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Tunisia,Matmata. Converted from one of the town's celebrated troglodyte pit-homes,the Sidi Driss Hotel still retains parts of the Star Wars film sets.
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Tunisia,Matmata. Converted from one of the town's celebrated troglodyte pit-homes,the Sidi Driss Hotel still retains parts of the Star Wars film sets.
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Few troglodyte pit-homes are lived in today but some families retain a semblance of their traditional way of life. Tunisia,Matmata. Few troglodyte pit-homes are lived in today but some families retain a semblance of their traditional way of life.
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The Old Berber Village of Chenini, Matmata, Tozeur and Tataouine, Tunisia
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Fortress of Shali (Schali), Old Town of Siwa, Siwa Oasis, Matruh, Libyan Desert, Sahara Desert, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Stairs and Open Doorway, Fortress of Shali (Schali) Old Town of Siwa, Siwa Oasis, Matruh, Libyan Desert, Sahara Desert, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Tunisia,Tunis,Sidi Bou Said. A decorative doorway of a private house. This exceptionally well preserved town has become a weekend retreat for wealthy Tunisians and has its origins in the tomb and zaouia,or seminary,of a 13th century holy man.
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View of the interior of the granary in the village of Qasr al-Haj,Libya. Built in the 12th century and one of the finest examples of Berber architecture.
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The Palais El Baldi,built by Ahmed al-Mansour between 1578 and 1602,was reputed to be one of the most beautiful palaces in the world at the time.
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Tunisia, El Jem. The Roman amphitheatre of El Jem which dates from the 3rd century AD.
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Tunisia, El Jem. The Roman amphitheatre of El Jem which dates from the 3rd century AD.
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Tunisia, El Jem.A tourist in the Roman amphitheatre of El Jem which dates from the 3rd century AD.
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Tunisia, El Jem. The Roman amphitheatre of El Jem which dates from the 3rd century AD.
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mekenes and fields of olive-trees - north of morocco
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Fields and mountain in the region of Meknes in Morocco
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Interior of the granary (Qasr,known locally as ghurfas) at the Berber town of Kabaw,Libya. The white tomb in the centre of the courtyard belongs to a local religious notable.
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Morocco,Anti-Atlas Mountains,Tasguent (nr Tafraoute). The guardian of Tasguent agadir,an unusually well preserved fortified Berber granary,peers over a parapet.
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Morocco,Anti-Atlas Mountains,nr. Akka. Nestled at the foot of the Anti-Atlas range,Tadakoust is typical of the region's Berber villages. A lofty crumbling agadir,or fortified granary,tops one of the steep hills.
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The historic Hotel Continental perched above the port in the old medina of Tangier. It was used for some scenes in the film of Paul Bowles' book The Sheltering Sky.
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The luxurious Winter Palace Hotel in Luxor. Previous guests include Howard Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon.
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Houses and provision containers made of loam in ancient (19 century) village on mountain, Petit Pays Dogon, Dogon Country, Burkina Faso
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Tunisia, El Jem. Motor bikes outside the Roman amphitheatre of El Jem which dates from the 3rd century AD.
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Morocco, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Tizourgane, nr. Tafraoute. The fortified Berber village of Tizourgane occupies a low hill in the midst of the Anti-Atlas Mountains.
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Kenya, Mombasa. Historic Fort Jesus, built by the Portuguese in 1593, is situated at the entrance to the old dhow harbour. It is now a museum.
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Interior of the troglodyte granary at Nalut,Libya which resembles more of a fortified village. The ropes and baskets were part of the pulley system to transport the grain to the upper levels. The pots would have been used to store dates,wheat,oil and barley.
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Morocco,Marrakech,Marche des Epices. Spices for sale on a stall in the Spice Market.
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Morocco,Marrakech. The Djemaa El Fna is the main square of Marrakesh,used equally by locals and tourists. As dark descends the square fills with dozens of food-stalls,and the crowds are at their height.
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Morocco,Marrakech. The Djemaa El Fna is the main square of Marrakesh,used equally by locals and tourists. As dark descends the square fills with dozens of food-stalls,and the crowds are at their height.
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Morocco,Anti-Atlas Mountains. A part-ruined agadir,or fortified Berber granary,clings precariously to a cliff deep in the Anti-Atlas Mountains.
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Morocco,Anti-Atlas Mountains,nr. Id-Aissa (aka Amtoudi). Perched high on a shaft of rock,the agadir,or fortified Berber granary,of Agalouil looms spectacularly over the Boulgous Gorge in the southern flanks of the Anti-Atlas range near Id-Aissa.
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Morocco,Anti-Atlas Mountains,Anammer (nr Igherm). A village boy stands in the main courtyard of Anammer’s agadir,or fortified granary. Built by the Berbers to safeguard their food stores and valuables,these granaries usually had family-owned cells or cubicles accessed by palm trunk ladders.
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Morocco,Anti-Atlas Mountains,nr. Akka. A crumbling agadir,or fortified granary,tops a steep bluff overlooking Tadakoust village in the Anti-Atlas range. Built by the Berbers to safeguard their food stores and valuables,most such granaries are falling into disuse and dilapidation.
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The Palais de la Bahia was the residence of the Grand Vizier at the end of the 19th century. It's opulence aroused the envy of the Sultan,who had the palace looted on the Vizier's death.
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Mint tea,Morocco's favourite drink.Mint tea,Morocco's favourite drink.Julian Love
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The luxurious El-Minzah hotel in Tangier Morocco. Built in the 1930s in the style of a Moroccan palace by Lord Bute,guests have included Winston Churchill and Barbera Hutton.
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The historic Hotel Continental perched above the port in the old medina of Tangier. It was used for some scenes in the film of Paul Bowles' book The Sheltering Sky.
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Villa des Artes,Casablanca,featuring rotating exhibitions of Moroccan and international contemporary art. The beautiful Art Deco villa was built in 1934 as a businessman's private residence and opened as a gallery in 1999.
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