Heritage / Mahdia
Borj el Kebir (Ottoman Fort of Mahdia)
MonumentMahdia
Mahdia, Mahdia
An Ottoman fort built in 1595 on the highest point of the Mahdia peninsula to house the garrison, probably over the remains of the Fatimid palace. It is one of the finest examples of Ottoman military architecture in Tunisia.
Good to know
- Hours
- Summer 09:00-17:00; winter 09:00-16:00; Ramadan 09:00-16:00
- Ticket
- Resident 5 TND; non-resident 8 TND
- Open
- Every day
- Conveniences
- Toilets, shop
Getting there
35.5053N 11.0763E
Photographs
Nearby trails
Sources
Photos: Mehri Khouloud (CC BY-SA 4.0), Fehmi bouguezzi (CC BY-SA 3.0)