Circuit des Ksour, Hilltop villages & Ksar Gilane

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A ksar (plural: ksour) is a kind of a fortified village. The main priority was to preserve and protect the grain crops produced in good seasons. Typical ksour in the Maghreb contains fortified granaries, bath, oven, shops,... Most of them have one continuous wall, also used for protection. On our trip through Tunisia, we visited lots of them.

We also saw some hilltop villages. They were built using the natural caves on the hills. They became of place of refuge for Berber tribes. On the top there usually was a ksar where the food supplies were held.

In 1955 dinosaurs fossils were discovered in Tunisia. This explains the dinosaurs you can see on the road...

We spent the night (in Bedouin style tents) at Ksar Ghilane, a small oasis at the edge of the Grand Erg Oriental. We took a little swim in the hot spring.

We were ready for the days to come...

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