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Monastir TN - Ribat of Monastir 02

Monastir was founded on the ruins of the Punic–Roman city of Ruspina.

 

The city features a well preserved Ribat, built by the Abbaside's caliph Harun ar-Raschid in the year 796, that was used to scan the sea for hostile ships.

 

Several ulema came to stay in the Ribat of this peaceful city for contemplation.

 

The Ribat was also one of the filming locations for Monty Python's Life Of Brian.

 

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Uploaded on August 20, 2011
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