Ksar or qṣar (Algerian Arabic: قصر, romanized: qṣer, gser, plural قصور qṣur; Berber: ⵉⴴⵔⵎ aghrem or ighrem, plural: igherman), plural ksars, qsars, ksour...

multiple kasbahs (castle-like fortification) and the Marabout of Sidi Ali or Amer. At the top of the hill, overlooking the ksar, are the remains of a large...

stories high. Traditionally, the rooms were grouped together as a ksar, a fortification used by Berber villages in the Maghreb to store large amounts of...

Ksar es-Seghir (Arabic: القصر الصغير, al-Qasr as-Seghir), also known by numerous other spellings and names, is a small town on the Mediterranean coast...

Ksar Ghilane also known as Henchir Tébournouk is a Tunisian oasis, archaeological site and town of Tataouine Governorate located at 33° 00′ 31″ N, 9° 36′...

Borj El Ksar (Arabic: برج القصر) is one of the fortifications of the medina of Sfax. The monument is located in the north-west corner of the medina, the...

The Portuguese conquest of Ksar es-Seghir (Portuguese: Alcácer-Ceguer) in modern Morocco from the Marinid dynasty took place between 23 and 24 October...

Ksar Nalut (Arabic: قصر نالوت) or Ksar Lalot is a fortified ksar (granary), in Nalut, Nalut District, Western Libya. Like other ksars created by North...

assumed to be a jocular reference to the perceived similarity of the fortifications to the cylindrical and hexagonal boxes in which medical pills were once...

town, but the town is best known for the ruins of a Byzantine fort known as Ksar Lemsa. The Cave Mine is nearby. During antiquity, Limisa was a Roman-Berber...

Chinguetti (/ʃɪŋˈɡɛti/ shing-GHET-ee; Arabic: شنقيط, romanized: Šinqīṭ) is a ksar and a medieval trading center in northern Mauritania, located on the Adrar...

distinguished himself in combat ahead of 70 horsemen against the qaid of Ksar el-Kebir, whom he personally fought and captured, despite having been ambushed...

part of this space, relative to the closing device, door or window. In fortification this refers to the outward splay of a window or of an arrowslit on the...

Gasr Al-Hājj (Arabic: قصر الحاج) is a huge fortified granary of circular shape built in the 7th century AH/13th century AD by Abdallah Abu Jatla (Arabic:عبدالله...

The Mareth Line was a system of fortifications built by France in southern Tunisia in the late 1930s. The line was intended to protect Tunisia against...

early leader of the Almoravids. At first, the city's only major fortification was the Ksar al-Hajjar ("Palace/Fortress of Stone"), a royal citadel built...

base or retreat) is an Arabic term, initially designating a small fortification built along a frontier during the first years of the Muslim conquest...

enclaves in North Africa (technically 'semi-enclaves') were towns, fortifications and trading posts on the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of western...

Benhaddou Asilah Azemmour Casablanca Chefchaouen Eljadida Essaouira Fes Ksar el-Kebir Ksar es-Seghir Larache Marrakech Meknes Moulay Abdallah Moulay Idriss Ouarzazate...

Ibrahim Traoré in its past, the town is built within high fortifications, known locally as a ksar, built from banco salt blocks; they are now unused. Fachi's...

Conquest, Oxford 1981, p. 180; François Baratte, Fathi Bejaoui: Les fortifications byzantines d’Ammaedara. In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie...

perimeter around the village. In addition the following additional types of fortifications were built throughout the island to protect the island's inhabitants...

surrounding area Ouarzazate — a noted film-making location; the fortified village (ksar) of Ait Benhaddou west of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site Agadir...

Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original...

Kasbah of Algiers Kathmandu Valley Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Kunya-Urgench León Cathedral M'Zab Valley Mausoleum of...

Kmar, who was a gift from the Ottoman sultan. His main residence was the Ksar Said palace, built in an Italianate style in front of the Bardo palace. It...

Elementary School El-Mahla Elementary School Ali El-Kalsadi Elementary School Ksar Bardo Elementary School Hay Essoker 1 Elementary School Hay Essoker 2 Elementary...

bastioned system of the Spanish city of Badajoz consists of a military fortification formed by a set of defensive walls, city gates, bridges, forts, towers...

al-Arba to Ouezzane, about 40 km from the Atlantic coast and 20 km south of Ksar el-Kebir. It was named after the city of Basra in Iraq by the Idrisids in...

capital, Marrakesh, initially had no city walls but a fortress known as the Ksar el-Hajjar ("Fortress of Stone") was built by the city's founder, Abu Bakr...