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Ribat of Monastir
رباط المنستير
Monastir, Tunisia
TypeAbbasid Ribat
Site information
ConditionIntact
Site history
Built796[1]
Built byHarthama ibn A'yan

The Ribat of Monastir (Arabic: رباط المنستير) is a ribat, an Islamic defensive structure, located in Monastir, Tunisia. It is the oldest ribat built by the Arab conquerors during the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb.[2] It is also the most prominent monument of the city of Monastir.

  1. ^ Monastir Ribat Museum with No Frontiers. Retrieved 8-1-2017.
  2. ^ رباط المنستير Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 8-1-2017.

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