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MATMATA
Going down the troglodytes
The dark entrance to a troglodyte house.
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A simple version of a troglodyte. Except the chalk and the blue doors, it has no ornamentation.
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Each house forms a circular crater that is really the courtyard of a family. You can actually stand on the edge and look down on them – and that is what most tourists do today.
Usually each crater is two stories deep, complete with doors, staircases and openings to nearby caves. But there are no windows.
A fancier and more elaborated troglodyte. Note that the walls that have been covered in bricks and the vaulted doors.
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Looking back from one of the rooms in a troglodyte. There is nothing from this angle that tells that it is any different from any other old type of rural house.
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