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Ksar Chenini

Tunisia · 12th century

Founded
c. 1150
Heritage status
listed monument of Tunisia
Location
Tataouine Governorate
Elevation
100 m
Coordinates
32.9123°, 10.26208°
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Ksar Chenini in Tunisia
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Description

Ksar Chenini is a ksar located in Chenini in the governorate of Tataouine, Tunisia.

Ksar Chenini is located on the crest of a peak overlooking the new village of Chenini at 150m above sea level. It has been qualified by Abdesmad Zaïed as "one of the most imposing" in the country.

The ksar used to be a fortified village and the site is very old since a ksar is attested from the 12th century.

On the 10th of January 2020, the Tunisian government proposed the site for future classification as a UNESCO World Heritage.

The ksar has an undetermined number of ghorfas due to the damaged state of the site. It's mainly built over two floors. Herbert Popp and Abdelfettah Kassah give an estimate of over 200 at its peak.

A restoration campaign has been launched by the National Heritage Institute in the 2000s.

Text adapted from “Ksar Chenini” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Ksar Chenini ranks #7,588 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 33 mapped in Tunisia. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Tunisia compares in the castle statistics.

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