Northern Ksour

Ksar Jouamaa, about 25 km southwest of Medenine	Ksar Jouamaa	Ksar Jouamaa	Dad and Slim, Ksar Jouamaa
A Ksar (plural Ksour) is a fortified granary	The ksour of southern Tunisia were built by the Berbers, the indigenous tribes inhabiting North Africa	Ksar Jouamaa sits on a high ridge	One of the beehive like ghorfas used to store grain
The main section of Ksar Jouamaa has 3 levels of ghorfas	Ksar Jouamaa	Ksar Jouamaa	Slim, Ksar Jouamaa
Slim, Ksar Jouamaa	Ksar Jouamaa	Ksar Jouamaa	Ksar Jouamaa
Ksar Jouamaa	Ksar Jouamaa	View from Ksar Jouamaa	View from Ksar Jouamaa
The road to Medenine	View from Ksar Jouamaa	Ksar Jouamaa	Whitewashed "modern" dwelling near Ksar Joumaa
Barely visible, Ksar Joumaa sits on the ridge above the village	Ksar Joumaa blends well into the mountain	Village of Ksar Joumaa	Dahar landscape around Beni Kheddache
Dahar landscape around Beni Kheddache	Dahar landscape around Beni Kheddache	Dahar landscape around Beni Kheddache	Dahar landscape around Beni Kheddache
Dahar landscape around Beni Kheddache	Oasis of Ksar Hallouf	Oasis of Ksar Hallouf	Mosque of Oasis of Ksar Hallouf
Ksar Hallouf, west of Medenine and southeast of Matmata, has guest accomodation available	Ksar Hallouf, 14 km north of Beni Kheddache	Ksar Hallouf	Ksar Hallouf
Ksar Hallouf	Ksar Hallouf	Ksar Hallouf	Inside one of the ghorfas, Ksar Hallouf
Ksar Hallouf	Restored ghorfas used as guest accomodation for the Relais Touristique de Ksar Hallouf	Ksar Hallouf	Slim with the Dahar Mountains at Ksar Hallouf
Slim, Ksar Hallouf	View of the Dahar Mountains from Ksar Hallouf	Restored section of Ksar Hallouf	Ksar Hallouf
Ksar Hallouf	Ksar Hallouf	Ksar Hallouf	Tunisian sand art, Ksar Hallouf
Tunisian sand art, Ksar Hallouf	Ksar Hallouf	Ksar Hallouf	Dining hall for the guesthouse at Ksar Hallouf
Ksar Hallouf	Campfire in the center of Ksar Hallouf	Ksar Hallouf	Our Peugeot 407, Ksar Hallouf
Our Peugeot 407, Ksar Hallouf	Slim with his luxury car for the week	Ksar Hallouf	Ksar Hallouf
Whitewashed minaret of a Tunisian mosque near Beni Kheddache	Dahar landscape, Tunisia	Looking down on Beni Kheddache	Dahar landscape, Tunisia
Dahar landscape, Tunisia	Ca. 10 km north of Ksar Hadada	Gomrassen, 15 km via route C207	North of Ksar Hadada
Slim	Slim, Dahar landscape 10 km north of Ksar Hadada	Dahar landscape north of Ksar Hadada	Ghar El Jani with a dinosaur on top
Troglodyte dwelling near Ksar Hadada	Along the C207 north of Ksar Hadada	Along the C207 north of Ksar Hadada	Tunnel carved into the hillside
Landscape near Ksar Hadada	The new mosque of Ksar Hadada	Ksar Hedada, site of the town of Mos Espa on Tatooine in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, shot in July 1997	Ksar Hedada
Ksar Hedada	Ksar Hedada	Ksar Hedada	Ksar Hedada
Ksar Hedada	Ksar Hedada	Ksar Hedada	Ksar Hedada
Ksar Hedada	Ksar Hedada	Ksar Hedada	Roundabout outside Ksar Hedada
Milling stone, Ksar Hedada	Mosque of Ksar Hedada	Tunisian flag, Ksar Hedada	Mosque of Ksar Hedada late afternoon
Mosque of Ksar Hedada	Mosque of Ksar Hedada	Mural depicting the mosque of Ksar Hedada	Sunset over the Dahar near Ghomrassen
Sunset over the Dahar near Ghomrassen	Sunset over the Dahar near Ghomrassen	Palm oasis silhouetted against the evening sky	Palm oasis silhouetted against the evening sky
Palm oasis silhouetted against the evening sky	Palm oasis silhouetted against the evening sky