THE QASR OF KABAW

The site is animated by Tawfiq, who owns a tourist agency and is committed to valuing the site. If Tawfiq, who speaks English a bit, is visiting the stump, don't miss it. You can reach the stump through a staircase through the old, abandoned Berber village. Its agglutinées houses which climb up to the stump give a good overview of the ancient Berber habitat. They were glued to one another to ensure better defence in the event of a qasr attack, whose location at the top of the escarpment was already a guarantee of protection.

You will notice the vaulted floors of some houses, which served as a basket when the stump was no longer active. At random of the village visit, you will even find a cave attic, dug horizontally in the rock and supported by a palm trunk, with, at the entrance, a large jar with perfectly preserved olive oil. This type of attic had the disadvantage of being poorly ventilated. As for homes, when sons get married, one or two extra pieces were added around the yard to shelter new households. Near the road at the entrance to the old village is an old mill perfectly preserved with its two presses (see box).

In circular form, the stump, which was over 800 years old, consisted of approximately 230 small greniers spread over four to six storeys and a basement. Less well preserved than those of Nineveh el-Hajj and Nalout, it remains impressive. It has been serving since the 1930 s. At the center of the court is the small marabout of a pious man. We will notice the well-preserved jars of the basement greniers: the sand film that covers them is due to the oil that impregnated the pottery.