Ksar El Rosfa, also known as Ksar Lesafri or Ksar Rousfa, is a ksar in Tunisia located in the Tataouine governorate. The ksar is situated in a defensive position on a plateau to the south of the Ghomrassen valley. It has a square shape measuring approximately one hundred metres on each side.
This rural ksar is a relatively recent site, with some accounts suggesting a foundation around 1920. It features a large courtyard used for livestock, a characteristic of its rural design. An audiovisual transmission antenna is located within the courtyard.
The ksar contains 115 ghorfas, which are traditional storage structures. Most of these are distributed across a single floor, with only five ghorfas spanning two floors. While twenty of the ghorfas are in ruins, the site remains in good condition.
Some of the ghorfas are still used for storage today. The structure stands as a significant example of the ksour of southern Tunisia, preserved within the landscape of the Tataouine region.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
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