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  • ksar El Mourabitine

    ksar El Mourabitine is a fortified granary (ksar) located in the Tataouine Governorate in southern Tunisia. It was built by Berber tribes to repel Bedouin attacks and to store grains and crops. The shape of the building is irregular rectangular and it consists of 180 rooms spread over several floors (up to 5 floors in some sections).
    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: 340 m

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    ksar El Mourabitine

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2020

    fortification

    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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