# Kasbah of Sfax

Sfax, Tunisia

Built in the 9th century by the Aghlabids as a coastal watchtower at the medina's southwestern corner, this fortress later served governors, Ottoman garrisons, and French gendarmes. Since the 1980s it has housed a museum of Sfax's traditional architecture.

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Coordinates: 34.7335, 10.7588

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