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Les ruines de la cathédrale Saint-Pierre I Ruins of the Cathedral of St . Peter I
I آثار كاتدرائية القديس بطرس
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El Qasba , symbol of the city |
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Overlooking the city and built onto the |
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rock , El Qasba is an important part |
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of El Kef ’ s history . The entire military |
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complex , spread over an area of more |
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than 6000m2 is essentially composed |
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of two independent fortresses , the little |
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fort and the large fort . Looking like a |
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crown , it gives El Kef the appearance of |
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a fortified city and deeply characterizes |
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its urban and architectural landscape . |
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True emblem of the city , it was the |
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inviolable refuge and decisive key |
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to many conflicts that the country |
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experienced . Its views over the whole |
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region are definitely worth a visit ! |
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El Kef today |
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Despite a strong and intense history , El |
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Kef has long been an abandoned city |
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Ras-el-Ain or the birth of El Kef |
composed of several parts . First , the baths and their cisterns , as well as the |
where tourism development is nonexistent . Sad news when you know that |
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El Kef , a forgotten heritage |
The story says that the discovery of the abundant source in Ras-el-Ain gave the city the protection of Ashtar , goddess of fertility . Therefore , the first name of the city was Sicca , in the 5th century |
waters temple , a beautiful traces of Roman history in Tunisia . Then , we were surprised to discover that a wing of the monument was transformed into an early Christian chapel . Besides , it is likely that |
it offers a huge variety of riches and an exceptional heritage . Fortunately , the city is now trying to rise from its ashes . Its first local magazine “ Sicca Mag “, launched within the project |
El Kef , which is a derivation of the arabic word " al kahf " meaning the cave , is the highestelevated city of Tunisia . Perched at 580m , it has been the administrative centre of the northwest of the country since ancient times . Although sometimes forgotten destination , El Kef holds a rich history and an invaluable heritage |
B . C . The source is located near the city and more precisely in the valley of Wadi Mellègue . The archaeological site near the source is considered as the oldest archaeological site in Tunisia . Today , after centuries , historical monuments still abound in The Kef and we invite you to an archaeological excursion .
The Waters Temple , Roman marvel Located around Ras-el-Ain ’ s great source , a huge archaeological excavation site has revealed the presence of a vast thermal complex dating from the Roman era . We discover that the complex is
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the basin was used as a baptistery . It should be noted that many health resorts projects have been proposed , but none achieved so far unfortunately .
St . Peter ’ s Basilica , rare and precious One of the few early Christian basilica in the world , St . Peter ’ s Basilica is relatively well preserved despite its age . Nowadays , it is known under the name of Dar el-Kous ( the arch house ), because of its remarkable apse . True testimony to the history of El Kef , it even appears that the basilica has replaced the Capitol of the ancient Sicca .
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“ Acting citizens “ which is financed by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Tunis , the Woman and Citizenship Association ( AFC ) as well as the Municipality of El Kef . It aims at highlighting the young people of the region who succeeded in life without higher education . The city also organises every year in July the Bou Makhlouf Festival and the Saliha Festival , in tribute to the native pop singer . There is also the Siccajazz Festival , which was very successful during the last two editions and that comes back for a 3rd edition , from 15 to 19 March , to show another side of the city . I |
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