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November 24, 2005
Back from the Ksour
Marouen and I just spent the last day touring the ksour of southern Tunisia. A ksar (ksour plural) is a fortified Berber grainary, usually located on the side of a hill or mountain. They're extraordinary structures, distant cousins to the adobe dwellings of the southwest US. A couple of them were used as the slave quarters in the Star Wars movie, the Phantom Menace.
I've taken a lot of pictures and shot some video, though the audio in my camera doesn't sound great for some reason. Will have to figure out what's going on. Anyway, I'll write up some more details later when I've had a chance to sit down at my own keyboard... -andy
Posted by acarvin at November 24, 2005 2:47 PM
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