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CEMETERIES

They are located outside the city. There are many, they are generally situated outside the M'zab old cities  but organized by them and according to them. The cemetery is an integrated area with a real city of the dead. Its area is large and contains areas of funeral prayer, connected to buildings open to the air, serving as a place of worship for reading the holly Quran especially in winter, during which a rotation for the accomplishment of these rituals and service offerings are imposed on these areas every Friday.

Each area of the cemetery is named after a famous scholar religious or social person, in general, is buried. The burial place is determined by family affiliation, according to a custom rigorously followed.

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