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Ksar or qsar (
Berber: ⵉⴴⵔⵎ aghrem or ighrem, plural: igherman), plural ksars, qsars, ksour or qsour, is a type of fortified village in North Africa, usually found in the regions predominantly or traditionally inhabited by Berbers (Amazigh people).[1][2]
Related terms
The origin of the
Berber (Amazigh) word for "ksar" used in North Africa by the Berber-speaking populations is ighrem (singular) or igherman (plural), denoting a "fortified village," or "fort".[1]
Architecture
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Ksour in the Maghreb typically consist of attached houses, often having collective
Berber architecture
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See also
- Alcázar
- List of ksour in Tunisia
- Ribat
- Maghreb placename etymology
References
- ^ ISBN 978-90-04-13974-9.
- ^ Golvin, Lucien (1989). "Architecture berbère". Encyclopédie berbère. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Wehr, Hans; Cowan, J. M. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (Third ed.). Ithaca, N.Y.: Spoken Language Services. p. 768.
- ISBN 9783902782199.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ksour.
- www.ksour-tunisiens.com – complete documentation of all ksour of southern Tunisia, Herbert Popp & Abdelfettah Kassah
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