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  • Ksar Beni Barka

    Ksar Beni Barka is a ruined fortified ksar, located in the Tataouine Governorate in southern Tunisia. It was built by North African Berber communities to repel the attacks of the Bedouin tribes. The building consists of a group of rooms that are used for dwelling and storing grain and crops.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Cave dwelling and the world of ksour in southern Tunisia.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Ksar Beni Barka
    by F. Soler, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 364 m

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    Ksar Beni Barka

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2020

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Tunisia

    Tataouine Governorate

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    15th Century AD

    Berber

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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