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This is a 15th century fortified fridge. It is a Ksar
Ouled Soltane (قصر أولاد سلطان ) a vaulted adobe (ghorfa) castle (ksar)
designed as a fortified granary standing on a defensive hilltop.
It is in the Tataouine district of southern Tunisia. The ksar
consists of two courtyards each with a perimeter of multi-storey
vaulted adobe cellars. The cellars were used to store grains,
olive oil and animal fat. The food stayed cool and dry behind the
thick adobe walls and palm wood doors. |
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