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Tamnougalt is situated in the Draa Valley, in the south of the Great Atlas, a few kilometres away from the Sahara Desert. Nowadays, Tamnougalt is divided into three districts or villages, among which is the old Ksar; the focus of this study. The progressive neglect and abandonment of the old village by its native inhabitants has brought instability to this architecture of noble materials, mainly earth. The preservation and survival of this architecture has always required a periodical maintenance, which nowadays almost no longer exists. The decline of these buildings, which make up a great cultural inheritance, is hastening on. For this reason, the authors decided to move to Tamnougalt, in order to learn the techniques and actions that constitute the knowledge of this vernacular architecture.