Libya · 11th century
Ksar Nalut (Arabic: قصر نالوت, in Berber: aɣrem Nalut or aghrem Nalut) or Ksar Lalot is a fortified ksar (granary), in Nalut, Nalut District, Western Libya. Like other ksars created by North African Berber communities, it is located on a hilltop to help protect it from raiding parties.
The Nalut Kasr, constructed in the 11th century and abandoned since the 1960s, is a tourist destination.
Text adapted from “Ksar Nalut” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ksar Nalut ranks #7,720 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 7 mapped in Libya. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. See how Libya compares in the castle statistics.
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