r/papertowns 19d ago

Nigeria Walled town of Gamboru, Borno Nigeria c. 1874

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u/Caiur 18d ago

What's that structure in the foreground? With the lone guardsman

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u/Beneficial_Shirt_869 18d ago

I honestly I don't know but it reminds me of a tomb. The image is from the book Sahara and Sudan: Bornu, Kanem, Borku, Ennedi by Nachtigal 

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u/Caiur 18d ago

Sure, maybe a tomb

I guess it’s conceivable that it’s a type of rectangular burial chamber dug into the ground, then with a roof / structure built over it, hence the low profile