Berber Caves – a city of caves, large round holes in the ground along the mountains. Caves have been dug in these holes where Berbers live. Of course, nowadays only representatives of the older generations of Berbers live in the caves, and the Berber language is not popular now, only 1% of the population uses it. Such structures are not a whim, but a way to survive the nearby harsh desert.
There are one- and two-story caves. Each cave has a couple or three rooms that perform the same functions as rooms in an average apartment. There is also livestock, which goes out to eat through an inconspicuous secret tunnel. These are “the exotic mansions”.
The dwelling of the troglodytes. The dwellings of the Berber tribe are “troglodytes” or they are also called cavemen because they live in caves to this day. Hiding from the conquerors, Berbers were forced to move to the desert to the south of the country, in order to save their lives. Berbers built their homes in the mountains. They also arranged their houses underground. The troglodyte caves are craters with a diameter of 10 meters and approximately the same depth. Such designs perfectly protect them from the heat in summer and from the cold in winter. There are about 700 craters in the region, connected by passages.