L'impact de la dimension sociale sur la morphologie des ksour sahariens : cas d'étude : Ouargla, Touggourt et el Oued

الملخص EN

Through this study, we investigate to expose the effect of the social dimension on the morphological specificity of the urban planning in ancient Ksour of the low SAHARA, since the beginning of the fifteenth century.

Accordingly, the importance of the study lies in coming up with pillar elements that clarify the features of the SAHARA urbanism and the accompanying social system in order to reach: -Exposing the structure rules for the urban space and coming up with distinct urban documents for the SAHARA Ksour, where they can be relied upon in construction and rehabilitation operations, as well as their application in future urban programs according to the peculiarity of the SAHARA community.

-Providing interpretative readings for the specifics of the SAHARA Ksour, according to the components of the social dimension.

By applying the protocol to the morpho-social study on the poles of the case study (Ouargla-Touggourt-El Oued), which are characterized by nine (09) ancient Ksour, we extract a descriptive connotation of the morphological characteristics of the ancient Ksour, in connection with the most prominent social influences on their urban planning.