Discover one of Tunisia’s most beautiful ksour
Located about 20 km south of the city of Tataouine, in the south of the Tunisia , Ksar Ouled Soltane is a well preserved fortified attic built by Berbers in the 15th century. Built with a teenager ( raw land), the ksar is spread over two courses, each of which has vaulted greniers which serve as food reserves, called ghorfas . In ancient times, the cranes were often fortified to stop the looters of food reserves in the villages. Like other granaries built by the Berber communities of North Africa, the Ksar Ouled Soltane is located on a hill, protecting it against these raids.
The Ksar Ouled Soltane was built in the 15th century and consisted of hundreds of ghorfas for grain storage. Later in the 19th century, the ksar was enlarged with a second court, and the number of ghorfas increased to reach 400 greniers . The two courses are connected by a palm wood passage. ♪ ghorfas rise on four floors high and are accessible by an external stairway that reaches one by one the door of each attic. Each ghorfas was assigned and used by a single family.
For five centuries, the nomadic tribes used them to store grain and olives. On Friday afternoon the court served as a meeting place for the community, the majority of whom had spent most of the year in pasture with their flocks of goats, sheep and camels.
Ksar Ouled Soltane is one of the many location of shooting in Tunisia films Star Wars as a slave neighborhood ("Moses Espa") where Anakin and her mother lived in Episode I: The Ghost Threat . The Ksar was repaired in 1997 and restored to its original state, although the coating was used rather than the original materials of mud and brick. Today it is a popular tourist destination. The small coffee at the entrance serves a very bitter tea scented with Chirh a common slate in the region.
How do I get to Ksar Ouled Soltane?
There are Star Wars tours which are organized and will take you to the Ksar Ouled Soltane as well as to other shooting places in Tunisia.
If you travel independently, you can also go to Ksar Ouled Soltane by going to the shopping town of Tataouine and take a cab for the Ksar. There is no accommodation in the Ksar itself, so you will have to spend the night in Tataouine.
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