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Tunisia,Medenine. Once amongst the most important if the south's Berber market towns,Medenine's ksar,or fortified granary,was one of the largest and honey-combed with 8000-ghorfas,or storage cells,for grain and valuables. Only a few are still used today.
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Tunisia,Medenine. Once amongst the most important of the south's Berber market towns,Medenine's ksar,or fortified granary,was one of the largest and honey-combed with 8000 ghorfas,or storage cells,for grain and valuables.
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Tunisia,Medenine. Once amongst the most important of the south's Berber market towns,Medenine's ksar,or fortified granary,was one of the largest and honey-combed with 8000 ghorfas,or storage cells,for grain and valuables. A few serve today as curio shops for tourists.
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Ruins of the Roman theatre, Dougga Archaeological Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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The Old Berber Village of Chenini, Matmata, Tozeur and Tataouine, Tunisia
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Tunisia,Jebel Abiadh. A local man rests by the main entrance to the now little-used ksar,or fortified granary at Ezzahra.
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Tunisia,Medenine. Once amongst the most important of the south's Berber market towns,Medenine's ksar,or fortified granary,was one of the largest and honey-combed with 8000 ghorfas,or storage cells,for grain and valuables. A few serve today as curio shops for tourists.
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Tunisia,Jebel Abiadh. This restored ksar,or fortified granary,is amongst Tunisia's finest examples of this type of architecture. Hundreds of ghorfas,or storage cells,traditionally faced with palm wood doors.
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Tunisia,Jebel Abiadh. This restored ksar,or fortified granary,is amongst Tunisia's finest examples of this type of architecture. Hundreds of ghorfas,or storage cells,are reached by protruding steps.
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Tunisia,Jebel Haouaia. One of the guardians of the village ksar,or fortified granary,sits with his pet hawk in the entrance. Parts of the ksar were used as a basic hotel following it's appearance in the Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace .
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Tunisia,Guermessa. The ancient and now much ruined Berber village of Guermessa stands testament to a now faded way of life. Built on a barren spur of the Jebel Haouaia,it was once topped by a small hill-top fortress.
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Tunisia. A fine example of a ksar,or fortified granary,showing its barrel vaulted roofs,blank walls and central courtyard. Abandoned in 1973,some basic restoration work has ensured the ksar's immediate survival.
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Tunisia,Jebel Abiadh. This restored ksar,or fortified granary,is amongst Tunisia's finest examples of this type of architecture. Hundreds of ghorfas,or storage cells,traditionally faced with palm wood doors enclose the main courtyard.
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Ribat, Medina, Sousse, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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View to Forum and Capitol at the Roman ruins of Sbeitla, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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View to the Forum at the Roman ruins of Sbeitla, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Tunisia,Medenine. Once amongst the most important if the south's Berber market towns,Medenine's ksar,or fortified granary,was one of the largest and honey-combed with 8000-ghorfas,or storage cells,for grain and valuables. Only a few are still used today.
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Tunisia,Jebel Abiadh. This restored ksar,or fortified granary,is amongst Tunisia's finest examples of this type of architecture. Hundreds of ghorfas,or storage cells,traditionally faced with palm wood doors enclose a pair of courtyards.
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Tunisia,Jebel Abiadh. This restored ksar,or fortified granary,is amongst Tunisia's finest examples of this type of architecture. Hundreds of ghorfas,or storage cells,are reached by protruding steps.
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Looking towards the Capitolium (Temple to the three main gods), Roman ruin of Dougga, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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The Capitol Temples (Capitolium), Roman ruins of Sbeitla, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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