Igoudar

The igoudar , attic-citadels or attic-strengthened form plural of the Berber term " agadir" , name of famous the villee of Agadir to the Morocco.

Origin

To protect itself from the attacks as well as of the bad weather, the Berbères of the Jbel Sirwa of the Anti-Atlas built Grenier S strengthened to store their harvests.

These buildings either family, or Community and were put under the responsibility of a gatekeeper-guard who had the keys of them.

Construction

The construction of a Agadir was taken by an assembly of male representatives of each family called Jmaa . As for a Joint ownership, the ground and the walls are common, each family had with her load her own part. Such constructions are similar to that met with the Mali.

The Berber construction of style, out of bricks of ground and straw, was closed by a carved wood door (one finds beautiful specimens of door in the souks in the antique dealers).

The maintenance and the turns of duty were the subject of a very precise payment against the users.

Conservation

One preserved hanging food well several years at dryness. Between 20 and 30 years for almonds, the Argan S. butter and honey were preserved in Jarre S and the liquids such as oil in Cruche S at long collar and Henné. One stored also the daily food products like dates, the figs, the breads of salt or the more invaluable objects like the sheepskins, the weapons and ammunition, the clothes of festival, the documents of title. The enclosure of Agadir sheltered also the water reserves placed in cisterns. For those which lived breeding, a space was designed to put the herd at the shelter.

Current location

The igoudar are in the process of disappearance because of the dryness or the emigration of the populations towards the great urban centres. Some are still of use in the areas where harvests are regular and abundant.

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