Did you know. Did you know: There's a town where people literally built homes underground to escape the brutal desert heat.

Matmata is a unique Berber village in southern Tunisia famous for its "troglodyte" (underground cave) dwellings. Carved into the soft desert rock to escape extreme temperatures, these subterranean homes are created by digging a deep central pit and hollowing surrounding caves for rooms. The Amazigh (Berber) people have lived in Matmata's underground caves for centuries. These homes are a masterpiece of thermal regulation, keeping the interior cool in the scorching summer heat and relatively warm in the winter. The dwellings feature a large central courtyard used as a living space, with rooms, kitchens, and stables carved directly into the perimeter walls. Pop culture fans recognize it as Luke Skywalker's home planet, Tatooine, from the Star Wars franchise. #facts #geography #desert #core #aesthetic