Kasbah of Sfax

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Kasbah of Sfax قصبة صفاقس
Sfax, Tunisia
Kasbah of Sfax, 2010
Type	Kasbah
Site information
Condition	Intact (converted into a museum)
Site history
Built	9th-century

Kasbah of Sfax is a kasbah, an Islamic desert fortress, located in the southwestern corner of the ancient city of Sfax.^[1] It was used for different purposes throughout the history: it was first a control tower built by the Aghlabids on the coast, then the seat of the municipal government, and then the main army barracks. Its construction was preceded by the deployment of the wall and the medina quarter. Today it serves as a museum of traditional architecture.