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Ksar Hallouf

Tunisia · 13th century

Founded
c. 1250
Heritage status
listed monument of Tunisia
Location
Medenine Governorate
Coordinates
33.29118°, 10.15715°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Ksar Hallouf in Tunisia
Photo: Adel BRAHEM~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Ksar Hallouf, also known as Ksar El Hallouf, is a fortified village (ksar) in the Médenine Governorate, Tunisia.

The ksar (translatable to fortified village) was built in the 13th century. The village was expanded during the mid 19th century, but had fallen into disrepair by the early 20th-century. The site was partially restored in 2006, and the village now serves as a tourist attraction. Some of the village's Ghorfas are partially collapsed.

In 2020 Ksar Hallouf was one of several Tunisian villages nominated to be UNESCO World Heritage sites by the Tunisian government.

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

In the rankings

Ksar Hallouf ranks #7,645 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 37 mapped in Tunisia. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1134 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Tunisia compares in the castle statistics.

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