BIR BAROUTA WELL
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3100Kairouan,
Tunisia
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2025
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With its noria operated by a dromedary, it would be the oldest well of Kairouan. According to the legend, it would have appeared under the hooves of the horse of the founder, Okba ibn Nafi, and would communicate with the sacred source of Mecca. However, the poor animal draws water from a well that is located in a room barely higher than him and this, blindfolded eyes and muzzle; a spectacle more distressing than picturesque, this place being the only one where we have seen such practices. We strongly advise to avoid this cruel tourist trap.
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Après avoir monté un escalier, on arrive dans la salle ouverte où un dromadaire tourne une grande roue afin de puiser de l'eau du puits. Considérant que "le dromadaire rend de multiples services à l'homme depuis des milliers d'années" (citation prise de Wikipédia), ceux qui sont opposés à l'utilisation des animaux de rente ou d'utilité aux services de l'homme ne devraient pas visiter cet endroit. Par contre, on a l'impression qu'ici le dromadaire n'est pas malheureux. En effet il ne fait sont travail que durant 15 minutes par heure, ceci en plusieurs intervalles. Pour le visiteur, le contact proche avec l'animal est très récompensant