Villages in India have features such as courtyards, loggias, terraces and balconies. Gardens, fountains, pillared terraces and columns line its courtyards. However, smoking is still allowed in balconies, terraces and patios. The library features group study rooms, writable walls, balconies, terraces, and a vegetative roof. The material is suitable for use in patios, terraces, piers and playgrounds. The southern islands are limestone, with level terraces and fringing coral reefs. The inhabitants live in permanent villages surrounded by arable fields on irrigated terraces. The restaurant includes two European-style terraces, and an outdoor patio. These were situated in cemeteries along river terraces. There are mountains, hills, terraces, plains, and rivers. They had roof terraces and running tracks on their roofs. Surviving archaeological sites consisted of formed terraces and small scale underground stone channels. Their crops were cultivated using irrigation and drainage on elevated terraces and mounds. Architectural elements such as high towers, pillar gates, terraces, and high buildings amply conveyed this. There is evidence of rock carvings along the Nile terraces and in desert oases.