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Tamezret
Tamezret
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Tamezret
Tamezret is a Berber village located in Gabès Governorate, Tunisia. The village was built on the four slopes of one of the highest hills in the Matmata Mountains and it contains several houses with cave dwellings carved into the rock.
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Country: Tunisia
District: Gabès Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 10th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Berber
Later Cultures: Berber
Site Features: Berber Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Cave dwelling and the world of ksour in southern Tunisia
Date of Submission: 2020
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Elevation: 455 m
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Cave dwelling and the world of ksour in southern Tunisia
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