The Ribat of Lamta, a small Aghlabid ribat in the coastal town of Lamta, Tunisia, was constructed in 859 by the Aghlabid prince Abu Ibrahim Ahmad ibn Muhammad. The building is a square, single-storey structure with rounded towers at its corners.
The entrance to the ribat is via a single main entrance that opens onto a straight corridor leading to a central courtyard. This courtyard, which features an underground water reservoir, is surrounded by several small rooms where travelers could seek refuge to rest.
Many soldier-monks stayed in the ribat, including Abu al-Sari Wassel al-Jami, Abu Bakr al-Qurashi al-Saqili - one of Yahya Ibn Omar's companions - and Abu Haroun al-Andalusi, who died in 903 in Lamta. On 21 January 2021, an order from the Ministry of Culture made it a protected monument identified by ID 52–8.
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