Inside these structures, normally, there would be rooms for > > travelers to be used freely and allow them to rest and recuperate. Some caravanserai had libraries and thus it has been assumed that these areas also acted as a cultural hotspots where ideas and beliefs could be shared or discussed. Many travelers from around the world will have stopped at these on their journey to the African trader centers.> link

That's so cool, wonder about the amazing stories that must have been told at these places!

Usul, welcome to Sietch Tabr

Built on a natural outcrop, most are or were also likely on top of accessible aquifers.

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!

This looks like it's the size of a palm. Hard to scale

This reminds me of the buried library in Avatar 🦉

Worlds oldest surviving sand castle.

Real life Kenshi game.

I find this so freaky interesting! Wow!!!

Think about the stories told, how many people passed through there, how it was build, who might have hid there!

Amazing!

Also, for the ones who read the demon cycle, this is how i imagined Ruins of Anoch Sun

I want to fill it with cheesecake and bake it.

Looks like someone left the Coliseum in the sun for too long.

I wonder if someone could get super insanely rich by building a pipeline to the middle of the desert from the ocean, digging a giant hole and building a beach resort on formerly worthless land.

Fossilised sandworm

Like some randomly generated structure you’d find in an empty area of an open world game. Has monsters in the basement and loot

Reminds me of One of the fort in Skyrim with Bandits in basement.