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Ksour Festival
Ksour may refer to: * Ksar (plural ksour), the North African Arabic term for "castle" * Ksour Range, a mountain massif of the Saharan Atlas * Ksour, Bordj Bou Arreridj, a town and commune in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria *Ksour Essef, a town and commune in the Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia *Ain Ksour Ain Ksour ( ar, عين كسور), is a village in Aley District, Lebanon. Municipal elections are held every four years. History In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place, called Ain Kesur'', located in ''El-Ghurb el-Fokany''; Upper el-Ghurb.Robinso ..., a village in Aley District, Lebanon * Ksour Festival, an annual festival organised in Tataouine, Tunisia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ksar
Ksar or qsar (Maghrebi Arabic: wiktionary:قصر, قصر ''qṣer'' or ڭصر ''gser'', plural ''qṣur''; Berber language, Berber: ⵉⴴⵔⵎ ''aghrem'' or ''ighrem'', plural: ''igherman''), plural ksars, qsars, ksour or qsour, is the North African term for "fortified village," from Arabic ''qaṣar'' (), itself possibly loaned from Latin ''castrum''. The term generally refers to a Berber fortified village. Related terms The origin of the Maghrebi Arabic term ''qsar'' is Qasr (other), ''qaṣar'' () in Modern Standard Arabic, Standard Arabic, which means "castle" or "palace"; this term is also found elsewhere in the Muslim world. See, for example, the Al-Andalus, Iberian ''alcázar''. The Berber language, Berber (Amazigh) original word for "ksar" used in North Africa by the Berber-speaking populations is ''aghrem'' (singular) or ''igherman'' (plural). In the Maghreb, the term has a more general meaning of "fortified village," or "fort". The Berber word ''ighe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ksour Range
The Ksour Range or Kçour Range ( ar, جبال القصور, french: Monts des Ksour or ''Djebel Ksour'') is a mountain range in Algeria. Stretching across the provinces of Béchar and El Bayadh, it is the westernmost range of the Saharan Atlas, with the Amour Range further east. Geography The range extends between Figuig Province in the Oriental Region of Morocco near the Moroccan/Algerian border and El Bayadh municipality in Algeria. The range pattern continues westwards as the High Atlas. The highest summit of the range is 2,236 m high Mount Issa or ''Djebel Aïssa'' (جبل عيسى). Rock art Neolithic art, in the form of engraved stones representing horses, elephants and other animals, is found in different caves and walls throughout the range (such as at Thyout). Protected areas The Djebel Aissa National Park is a protected area within the limits of the mountain range since 2003. Features See also *List of mountains in Algeria *Saharan Atlas Saharan may refer to: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ksour, Bordj Bou Arreridj
Ksour, Bordj Bou Arreridj is a town and commune in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig .... According to the 1998 census it had a population of 12,540. References Communes of Bordj Bou Arréridj Province Bordj Bou Arréridj Province {{BordjBouArréridj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ksour Essef
Ksour Essef or Ksour Essaf () is a town and commune in the Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia, on the coast of the Sahel, about 200 km south of Tunis. As of 2014 it had a population of 36,274.Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique) Ksour Essef is noted as the birthplace of the poet Youssef Rzouga. Etymology According to oral tradition, the site was occupied by a system of ruined Roman fortifications, which served as a refuge for sparrowhawks (''sâf''), whence it got the name "Sparrowhawk Castle". This legend contains a note of truth because a text attests that the aristocracy of Mahdia, located twelve kilometres from Ksour Essef, was accustomed to hunt sparrowhawks in the region of Salakta and its ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain Ksour
Ain Ksour ( ar, عين كسور), is a village in Aley District, Lebanon. Municipal elections are held every four years. History In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place, called Ain Kesur'', located in ''El-Ghurb el-Fokany''; Upper el-Ghurb.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p191/ref> There are two churches in Ain Ksour. One is Saint Peter and Paul's church, which was built around 800 AD, destroyed during the Lebanese civil war The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ..., and rebuilt. The other is Saint Elias's church, which is newer, was destroyed during the Lebanese civil war, and is currently being rebuilt. References Bibliography * External links Ain Ksour Localiban Populated places in Aley District {{Lebanon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
