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Ksibet El Mediouni is a litte town in the region of the Sahel in Tunisia around 20 km south Monastir. Its origins are thought to be linked to the stablishment of an observation post of the Almoravides to control cristian incursion on this part of the Tunisian coast. Sahel is an area of Tunisia. ... The Ribat in Monastir. ... Almoravides (In Arabic المرابطون al-Murabitun, sing. ...


Its name is linked to the local saint Sidi El Mediouni who may be an almoravide coming from the village of Mediouna near Casablanca in Morocco. Casablanca from space A view on the Boulevard de Paris in central Casablanca Casablanca (classical Arabic name: الدار البيضاء, transliterated , the white house, dar beïda in dialectal Moroccan Arabic) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. ...


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Ksibet El Mediouni is a litte town in the region of the Sahel in Tunisia around 20 km south Monastir.
Its origins are thought to be linked to the stablishment of an observation post of the Almoravides to control cristian incursion on this part of the Tunisian coast.
Its name is linked to the local saint Sidi El Mediouni who may be an almoravide coming from the village of Mediouna near Casablanca in Morocco.
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