Khattarat, source of life

Collection title

Grand Angle

ID

2MT00136

Source

SOREAD-2M (MA)

First broadcast date

04/29/2010

Production year

2010

Abstract

To preserve our environment is also to preserve our heritage. Throughout history, Moroccans had a form of engineering by inventing an intelligent system to collect and distribute water : " the khattarat ", a sort of old mains found in the country, a kind of underground galleries that convey water from the phreatic underground to the villages and farmlands of arid regions. Today, many of these "kherratat" and in dager of decay and disappearance. In the region of Tafilalet, the preservation and the restoration of this architectural heritage is under way, thanks to international assistance.

Type

video

Production companies

• 2M - Own production

Broadcaster

2M - 2M

Audiovisual form

Magazine

Personalities

• Belhassan Seddiq
• Abdellaoui Hassan

Primary theme

Water issues

Secondary themes

• Landscapes and environment / Geography and landscapes
• Landscapes and environment / Eco-systems and sustainable development

Credits / Cast

• Zouitni Youcef - Journalist

Period of events

• 2010

Map locations

• Morocco - Inland - Tafilalet

Original language

French

Media running time

19m42

Additional information