ABSTRACT
The Mgoun Valley, located in the High Atlas of Morocco, forms a territorial unit with a strong identity and an undeniable landscaping and cultural value. The population that inhabits this territory, mostly sedentary, is organized in villages or duares built on the lands around the fertile areas of the oasis. Nevertheless, in the highest areas of the valley, there is still a nomad way of living whose habitat is organized in small dispersed settlements, denominated izghis, temporarily occupied in their displacements. These self-built settlements, create livable, flexible and efficient spaces in harmony with the available resources. These constructions adapt to the great diversity of users who inhabit them annually. The analysis and characterization of these constructions have the aim of knowing the common patterns that are repeated in their genesis, evolution, ways of living, environmental relationships, construction techniques, local materials, among other values.
