Sjmarf to [email protected] • 1 year agoThe Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeriash.itjust.worksimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1576
arrow-up1576imageThe Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeriash.itjust.worksSjmarf to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-square[email protected]linkfedilink28•1 year agoHow does it keep from being submerged in sand? The ground around the ksar is a different shade, is that what prevents piling? Or is the area bereft of wind? Did they build the area underneath or is it naturally occurring? I have too many questions!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink24•1 year agoI’m imagining one poor caretaker with a leaf blower lol
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-21 year agoYou would build a castle in the desert on a natural aquifier too, no? There might have been an oasis long before this was built.
How does it keep from being submerged in sand? The ground around the ksar is a different shade, is that what prevents piling? Or is the area bereft of wind? Did they build the area underneath or is it naturally occurring? I have too many questions!
I’m imagining one poor caretaker with a leaf blower lol
Broom*
Fine. A broom blower.
maybe what we see is just the tip
You would build a castle in the desert on a natural aquifier too, no? There might have been an oasis long before this was built.