Chenini
Sign in to saveChenini () is a ruined Berber village in the Tataouine district in southern Tunisia. Located on a hilltop near a modern village of the same name, Chenini was a fortified granary, or ksar (plural ksour).
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Key facts
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- Chenini
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- Ruined Berber village of Chenini, with its prominent mosque.
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- Tunisia
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- Location in Tunisia
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- Governorate
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- Tataouine Governorate
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- Imperial
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Tunisia
- Located in
- delegation of Tataouine Sud
- Image
- Mosquée de Chenini.jpg
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Chenini () is a ruined Berber village in the Tataouine district in southern Tunisia. Located on a hilltop near a modern village of the same name, Chenini was a fortified granary, or ksar (plural ksour).
== History == Like other ksour created by North African Berber communities, Chenini was built on a hilltop - in this instance, between two hilltop ridges - to help protect it from raiding parties. The oldest structures on the hillside date back to the 12th century; some of the buildings are still used to store grain for the villagers living in the valley below.