 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2008) |
Matmata (Arabic: مطماطة ; Berber: ⵎⴰⵜⵎⴰⵜⴰ) 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.[1]
The structures typical for the village are created by digging a large pit in the ground. Around the perimeter of this pit artificial caves are then dug to be used as rooms, with some homes comprising multiple pits, connected by trench-like passageways.
- ^ "Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique)". Ins.nat.tn. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-01.