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  • Kasbah of Le Kef

  • Kasbah of Le Kef

    Kasbah of Le Kef is a fortification located in the city of El Kef, Tunisia. The kasbah was constructed in 1600 AD during the Ottoman rule of the local tribes and borders, as one of the many forts established for the monitoring of the local area. It played a major role in the defense of the city as well as administration which was conducted from the fort.
    Archaeological Site
    Kasbah of Le Kef
    by Alexandre Moreau, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Kasbah of Le Kef

    Archaeological Site

     

     

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Tunisia

    Kef

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    16th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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