Borj el-Kebir, Houmt Souk

Medenine Governorate · Tunisia

Borj el-Kebir, Houmt Souk, Tunisia
Photo: Chesdovi, CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

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A squat Hafsid-era sea fortress guarding the harbour of Houmt Souk on Djerba island, later reinforced under Ottoman rule. Its thick stone bastions recall the sieges that swept this coast in the 16th century.

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