Mosque of Seven Sleepers (FR: Mosquée des Sept Dormants), Chenini, Tataouine Governorate (TA: Wilāyat Taṭāwīn; FR: Gouvernorat de Tataouine), Tunisia. 1-3-2024, 10:46.

According to local legend, seven Christians (and a dog) went into hiding in a cave to escape persecution by the Romans. They slept for 400 years and awoke to find a world of Islam, long devoid of Romans. While they had slept, their bodies had continued to grow until they were 4 m-tall, which explains a series of 5 m-long grave mounds known locally as the graves of the Seven Sleepers. They awoke only to die almost immediately. To make up for the disappointment, the story goes that, before dying, the men converted to Islam, assuring them of their place in paradise.

Nikon D810, AF-S Nikkor 16-35/4G ED VR, 1/200 sec @ f/11, ISO 100, FL=16 mm, WB: 5200K