Sjmarf to [email protected] • 3 months agoThe Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeriaimagemessage-square51arrow-up1577arrow-down13
arrow-up1574arrow-down1imageThe Ksar Draa in Timimoun, AlgeriaSjmarf to [email protected] • 3 months agomessage-square51
minus-square[email protected]link28•3 months 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•3 months agoI’m imagining one poor caretaker with a leaf blower lol
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-23 months 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.