Die Oase Guerrara (Algerische Sahara)

Abstract: Guerrara is the remotest of the eight oases of the Mzab. This region is inhabited by Berbers who belong to the Mohammedan sect of the Ibadites. Guerrara (8,400 inhabitants), which is situated on a hill, is a Ksar, i. e. a fortified settlement (town wall and towers). Originating in the 17th century, it has since undergone two extensions. It possesses the largest mosque of the Mzab, a high school, and some modern community buildings (for men) belonging to the kinships. The town's drinking water comes from some wells which may extend as deep down as 40 m. In the former old town these wells can be reached by underground passages from neighbouring houses. When in the past during periods of fighting nobody in the town dared to go to the wells it was possible to raise the water buckets from those passages; the water supply of the town was thus secured. The system of underground passages also made it possible to reach the mosque. Thus, the men of the town could assemble and from there cont.... https://www.erdkunde.uni-bonn.de/article/view/1192

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Die Oase Guerrara (Algerische Sahara) ; volume:11 ; number:1 ; year:1957 ; Erdkunde ; 11, Heft 1 (1957)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Suter, Karl

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.1957.01.04
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2410291234375.547482922948
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 15.08.2025, 07:32 MESZ