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Historic Berber Town with Troglodyte Houses in Sahara Desert, Matmata, Gabes Governorate, Tunisia #321195548
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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.