Matmata, Tunisia

[1] The structures typical for the village are created by digging a large pit in the ground.

That year, intensive rains that lasted for 22 days inundated the troglodyte homes and caused many of them to collapse.

In order to get help from the authorities, a delegation was sent to the community center of the region in the town of Gabès.

However, most of the people continued their lives in re-built underground homes, and only a few of the families moved to the new surface dwellings.

Today, Matmata is a popular tourist attraction, and most of the population lives on tourism and folklore exhibitions in their homes.