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Work in the fields is done by
women, who carry out all stages
in the cultivation of cereals and
various kinds of vegetables.
Water is channelled Arid zone The tops of the shafts that
as it flows from Well are sunk to dig and then
the khettara. maintain the khettara are
visible on the surface.

Underground water gently
flows into the oasis.

Impervious layer

Clay
Spring

Temporary Temporary wadis, across
Dam across the wadi which dams are built, feed
water to the various seguias
wadi
Main canal (seguia) in the oasis.

Animals of the Oasis
The common bulbul, rufous bush robin, house bunting
Animal-skin and doves are some of the more familiar birds seen in the
container oases. Toads frequent the banks of the watercourses, geckos
and lizards cling to stone walls and the trunks of trees,
and scorpions hide under stones. During the night, jackals
occasionally approach places of human habitation. The fennec,
horned viper and herbivorous lizard rarely venture beyond
the dunes and rocks where they were born.

At Tinerhir, many seguias
channel water from Wadi Todra,
bringing it to the beautiful palm Herbivorous lizard Horned viper Fennec
grove nearby.

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