Sidi Bou Makhlouf Mosque

This distinctive mosque and shrine sit at the heart of the hilltop town of El Kef in Tunisia's western highlands. Its pair of ribbed octagonal domes and a slender minaret make it one of the most recognisable buildings in the region. The complex honours a local patron saint and long served as a centre of a Sufi brotherhood. Set among the town's steep lanes near an old Byzantine fortress, it offers views over the surrounding plains. The site anchors El Kef's reputation as a place of spiritual and architectural interest away from the coast.