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Verified ksars in Tunisia

2 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

2 places

Ksars

🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient village

Chenini — Berber Hilltop Ksar

Medieval Berber to Modern (12th c–present) · Berber (Cheninia) / Arab

Chenini is the hilltop Berber ksar 550 m on Djebel Dahar ridge 18 km W of Tataouine with troglodyte ghorfas (vaulted granary cells) stacked 4 stories on hill spur, white mosque and olive press.

🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient village

Ksar Ouled Soltane — Fortified Granary

Early Modern Berber (1699–1900) · Berber (Cherkaoui) / Arab

Ksar Ouled Soltane is the best-preserved Berber fortified granary 1699 CE in Tataouine, 60 m square enclosure with 287 ghorfas (vaulted cells 4 stories high) stacked two courtyards.

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2 places

Chenini — Berber Hilltop Ksar

Ksar Ouled Soltane — Fortified Granary