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  • Ksar El Kedim

  • Ksar El Kedim

    Ksar El Kedim, also known as Ksar Zenati, is a fortified granary (ksar) located in the Tataouine Governorate in southern Tunisia. According to the inscription on the entrance, It was built by Berber tribes in the 11th century AD. Below the building there are caves that served as dwellings accessed by an underground passage.
    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
    Elevation: 373 m

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    Ksar El Kedim

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2020

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Tunisia

    Tataouine

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    11th Century AD

    Berber

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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