Mozabite
Lands
the M'Zab valley around Ghardaïa in the Algerian Sahara
Countries Algeria
Facts 3
Achievement
The M'Zab valley habitat, built in the tenth century by the Ibadites around five ksour (fortified towns), survives intact and is UNESCO World Heritage.
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Culture
UNESCO notes the egalitarian principle carefully applied by Mozabite society, seen in architecture designed for community living.
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Land
UNESCO credits the M'Zab with an ingenious system for capturing and sharing water which, with its palm groves, makes life work in a semi-desert.
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