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Kelibia Fort
General view of the fort
Kelibia Fort is located in Tunisia
Kelibia Fort
Location within Tunisia
General information
Town or cityCity of Kelibia
CountryTunisia
Construction started16th century
Technical details
Structural systemCitadel
The interior of Kelibia Fort

Kelibia Fort is a citadel built in the sixteenth century,[1] situated on a rocky promontory 150 meters high overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the city of Kélibia in the Governorate of Nabeul, on the northeast coast of the Tunisian peninsula of Cap Bon.[2]

  1. ^ Jacobs, Daniel; Guides, Rough (2009). The Rough Guide to Tunisia. Rough Guides. p. 154. ISBN 978-1858288222.
  2. ^ "Fort of Kelibia". Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 28 Jul 2016.

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