e/Ghorfa

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has glosseng: A ghorfa ( room) is a Berber architectural term used to describe a vaulted room used for storing grain. Ghorfas are often stacked as multi-story structures, sometimes reaching four stories high. Traditionally, ghorfas were grouped together as a ksar, a fortification used by Berber villages in North Africa to store large amounts of grain. Ghorfas were featured prominently in the film Star Wars: The Phantom Menace as the slave quarters of Mos Espa, home to Anakin Skywalker. These scenes in the film show ghorfas from several locations in southern Tunisia, including Ksar Ouled Soltane and Ksar Hadada.
lexicalizationeng: ghorfa
instance of(noun) a storehouse for goods and merchandise
storage warehouse, warehouse
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Finnish
has glossfin: Ghorfa on berberikansan käyttämä viljan varastoimiseen tarkoitettu holvattu rakennus. Ghorfat voivat olla useita kerroksia korkeita. Ksar on suurempi kokonaisuus, joka koostuu useista ghorfista. Tähtien sota -elokuvissa on kuvattu ghorfia Anakin Skywalkerin lapsuudenkotina.
lexicalizationfin: Ghorfa
French
has glossfra: La ghorfa (arabe : [ḡurfah]) est lélément de base dun ksar que l'on trouve au Maghreb.
lexicalizationfra: ghorfas
Italian
has glossita: La ghorfa (dallarabo غرفة ghurfa = stanza) è una tipologia di edificio propria dellarchitettura berbera del sud della Tunisia.
lexicalizationita: ghorfa
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media:imgGhorfa-interno.jpg
media:imgKsar Hadadda.JPG
media:imgKsar Ouled Soltane 01.jpg
media:imgKsar-ouled-soltane.jpg
media:imgMedenine Ghorfas.JPG

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