Zariba

A zariba[2] (from Arabic: زَرِيْـبَـة, romanized: zarībah, lit.

'cattle-pen') is a fence which is made of thorns.

Historically, it was used to defend settlements[1][3] or property against perpetrators in Sudan and neighboring countries such as Chad and further south in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

An example would be as a pen to protect cattle and other livestock from predators such as lions, albeit often unsuccessfully.

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