Have you ever wondered what unusual houses and living conditions have people in different parts of the world? This is not just four walls, floor and ceiling!
Among the most unusual from the European point of view habitat, I would call Berber huts in the desert. For example, in Tunisia there is a gritty town of Matmata. Here, people live in a sort of mud huts, where each "mink" is a separate room with a minimum set of furniture.
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Residents are not alien to the benefits of civilization: in some houses there are energy-saving lamps, gas stoves, television antennas. In contrast to the inhabitants of the desert, the people of the Mekong Delta (Vietnam) don't imagine life away from the river. On the water, they build huts and have trading.
Despite the fact that in the region there are the traditional roads, local people travel by boats. It is more convenient and faster.
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In West Africa, the inhabitants of villages in Burkina Faso for several centuries live in the huts.
Economically, the country is considered one of the poorest in the world, but in the cultural - it is one of the great interest. The walls are decorated with rare frescoes, which create a technique passed down from generation to generation for more than 5 centuries. Houses are built of straw, soil and wood.
They are durable and suitable for the local climate.
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The history of these houses with conical roofs began many centuries ago. Some buildings have survived to the present day and has about 4 centuries history. The most famous are in Alborello, they are included in the UNESCO list. The feature of this design is that if you remove at least one stone - all will fall apart. Trulli walls are very thick, so in the summer they provide its residents with coolness, and in winter with heat.