Zariba
# Zariba

A zariba (from Arabic: زَرِيْـبَـة, romanized: zarībah, lit. 'cattle-pen') is a fence which is made of thorns. Historically, it was used to defend settlements or property against perpetrators in Sudan and neighboring countries such as Chad and further south in Democratic Republic of the Congo. An example would be as a pen to protect cattle and other livestock from predators such as lions, albeit often unsuccessfully.

