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Le Kef

Le Kef is a lovely little town that holds its charm due to the fact its off the usual tourist trail. The town is dominated by the mighty Kasbah on the hill. There has been a human settlement at Le Kef since prehistoric times. It was known to the Carthaginians as Sicca, to the Romans its was Sicca Veneria and finally to the Arabs it was Shaqbanaria. There has been a fort at the current site since about 500 BC. The current kasbah was built in the 6th century by the Byzantines and upgraded in the 16th by the Turks. Its last occupants (the Tunisian army) left in 1992.
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A piece of the roman fort on the site. Le Kef, Tunisia; Portrait
Cannons of various ages in the main grounds of the Kasbah, Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
Standing on the inner wall looking towards the rear battlements of the Kasbah, Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
Le Kef and surrounds from the battlements of the Kasbah, Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
Le Kef and surrounds from the battlements of the Kasbah, Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
On the inner wall looking towards the commandants quarters of the Kasbah, Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
On the inner wall looking into the inner courtyard or parade ground of the Kasbah, Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
The barracks of the Kasbah. The Kasvah was used by the Tunisian Army until 1992. Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
The canteen of the Kasbah, Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
Inside the inner courtyard of the Kasbah looking towards the rear battlements, Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
Ramp leading up to the battlements from the inner courtyard of the Kasbah. Le Kef, Tunisia; Portrait
A spot of rain approaching as seen from the battlements of the Kasbah, Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
Inside the main grounds of the Kasbah. The current fort is of Byzantine origin and later Turkish modifications. A roman fort was previously on the site and much of it was incorporated into the Byzantine structure. To the right is a bronze cannon left by the Dey of Algiers in 1705. Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
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The town of Le Kef as seen from the Kasbah. Le Kef Tunisia; Landscape
Door leading inside the Kasbah. Note the roman columns used for decoration. Le Kef, Tunisia; Portrait
Cannons of various ages in the main grounds of the Kasbah, Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
Main grounds of the Kasbah, Le Kef, Tunisia; Landscape
Archway to inner courtyard of the Kasbah. Le Kef, Tunisia; Portrait
Looking toward Le Kef from near the hilltop enterance to the Kasbah. Le Kef Tunisia; Landscape
looking back at Le Kef from the hills behind the Kasbah, Tunisia; Landscape
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