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Ksour

Scope note

Fortified farming villages found primarily among the Berber peoples in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia; mostly constructed at oases, along northeastern and southern edges of the Atlas mountains.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262891

Broader Terms used

villages

Term used for

qusur

Equivalent Terms used

ksar

Created

13yrs ago

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