Tunisia: Ksar Douiret
Project Overview and Updates
Project Name: Ksar Douiret
Project Supporter: U.S. Department of State’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP)
Project Partner: Douiret Women’s Association
Project Status: Ongoing
Project Location: Douiret, Tunisia
Project Summary:
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The location of Tataouine Governorate and Douiret (red pin). Photo Credit: Google Maps.
Drone photograph of the ksar with the primary pathway visible in the shadow in the middle of the image. Photo Credit: ASOR.
Ksar Douiret and its surroundings. Jemaa Al Nakhla mosque is the white building to the left with Ksar Douiret visible on the hill in the background. Photo Credit: ASOR.
The collapsed exterior of the Jemaa Kerma documented during a November site visit. This mosque will be a focus of stabilization work in 2025. Photo Credit: ASOR.
Project personnel working on the preparation of baseline documentation after field assessment at the Douiret Women’s Association (Wakry Association); from right to left: Will Raynolds (ASOR), Ibtissem Sabri, Assia Sabri, Safwan Tlili. Photo Credit: ASOR.
Project partners Safwan Tlili and Assia Sabri discussing writing inside of Ksar Douiret with a local community member. Photo Credit: ASOR.
A project startup meeting at the INP in October 2024 with, from right to left, Director Tarek Baccouche (INP), Dr. Hanan Charaf (ASOR), and Executive Director Dr. Andrew G. Vaughn (ASOR).
The condition of the access path and architecture on the upper level of the ksar. Photo Credit: ASOR.
The condition of the access path and architecture on the upper level of the ksar. Photo Credit: ASOR.
Members of the Tunisian Scouts visit Douiret. Photo Credit: ASOR.