Tunisia · 8th century
Ribat of Sousse (Arabic: رباط سوسة) is a ribat in the city of Sousse, Tunisia. Although scholars differ on the chronology of its original construction, it was most likely founded in the 8th century and reconstructed or completed in its current form during the early 9th century, under the Aghlabid dynasty. Although a large number of ribats were built in the region during that period, the Ribat of Sousse is by far the best-preserved.
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Ribat of Sousse ranks #5,048 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 33 mapped in Tunisia. Founded c. 750, it is older than 95% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 48 atlas entries founded in the 8th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,437 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Tunisia compares in the castle statistics.
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