Ksar Nalut

Ksar Nalut in Libya

Ksar Nalut (Arabic: قصر نالوت‎) or Ksar Lalot is a fortified granary, or ksar, located in Nalut, Nalut District in Western Libya. Like other ksour created by North African Berber communities, it is located on a hilltop to help protect it from raiding parties in previous centuries.

Constructed in the 11th century, the Nalut Kasr is a tourist destination, and has been abandoned since the 1960s.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "من تاريخ نالوت". Retrieved 2009-05-09.

Coordinates: 31°52′05″N 10°59′08″E / 31.8680°N 10.9855°E / 31.8680; 10.9855


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