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Chenini

Ruined Berber village of Chenini, with its prominent mosque. Photographed by Andy Carvin


Chenini is located in Tunisia

Chenini
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 32°54′37″N 10°15′44″ECoordinates: 32°54′37″N 10°15′44″E
Country
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Governorate
Tataouine Governorate
Time zone
CET (UTC1)
Chenini (Arabic: شنيني‎) is a ruined Berber village in the Tataouine district in southern Tunisia. Located on a hilltop near a modern village of the same name, Chenini was a fortified granary, or ksar (plural ksour.) Like other ksour created by North African Berber communities, Chenini was built on a hilltop - in this instance, between two hilltop ridges - to help protect it from raiding parties. The oldest structures on the hillside date back to the 12th century; some of the buildings are still used to store grain for the villagers living in the valley below. Chenini is a regular stop on southern Tunisia's ksar trail, along with the villages of Douiret, Ksar Ouled Soltane and Ksar Hadada.
Chenini and the surrounding Tataouine district are also associated with the Star Wars film series. Many scenes for the movies were filmed in the area; one of the moons of the home planet of Luke Skywalker was named Chenini.
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Chenini

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Chenini

Ruined Berber village of Chenini, with its prominent mosque. Photographed by Andy Carvin


Chenini is located in Tunisia

Chenini
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 32°54′37″N 10°15′44″ECoordinates: 32°54′37″N 10°15′44″E
Country
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Governorate
Tataouine Governorate
Time zone
CET (UTC1)
Chenini (Arabic: شنيني‎) is a ruined Berber village in the Tataouine district in southern Tunisia. Located on a hilltop near a modern village of the same name, Chenini was a fortified granary, or ksar (plural ksour.) Like other ksour created by North African Berber communities, Chenini was built on a hilltop - in this instance, between two hilltop ridges - to help protect it from raiding parties. The oldest structures on the hillside date back to the 12th century; some of the buildings are still used to store grain for the villagers living in the valley below. Chenini is a regular stop on southern Tunisia's ksar trail, along with the villages of Douiret, Ksar Ouled Soltane and Ksar Hadada.
Chenini and the surrounding Tataouine district are also associated with the Star Wars film series. Many scenes for the movies were filmed in the area; one of the moons of the home planet of Luke Skywalker was named Chenini.
References[edit]
Lonely Planet Tunisia, 2nd edition.
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