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Les ruines de la cathédrale Saint-Pierre I Ruins of the Cathedral of St. Peter I
I آثار كاتدرائية القديس بطرس
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El Qasba, symbol of the city |
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Overlooking the city and built onto the |
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rock, El Qasba is an important part |
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of El Kef’ s history. The entire military |
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complex, spread over an area of more |
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than 6000m2 is essentially composed |
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of two independent fortresses, the little |
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fort and the large fort. Looking like a |
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crown, it gives El Kef the appearance of |
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a fortified city and deeply characterizes |
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its urban and architectural landscape. |
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True emblem of the city, it was the |
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inviolable refuge and decisive key |
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to many conflicts that the country |
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experienced. Its views over the whole |
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region are definitely worth a visit! |
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El Kef today |
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Despite a strong and intense history, El |
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Kef has long been an abandoned city |
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Ras-el-Ain or the birth of El Kef |
composed of several parts. First, the baths and their cisterns, as well as the |
where tourism development is nonexistent. Sad news when you know that |
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El Kef, a forgotten heritage |
The story says that the discovery of the abundant source in Ras-el-Ain gave the city the protection of Ashtar, goddess of fertility. Therefore, the first name of the city was Sicca, in the 5th century |
waters temple, a beautiful traces of Roman history in Tunisia. Then, we were surprised to discover that a wing of the monument was transformed into an early Christian chapel. Besides, it is likely that |
it offers a huge variety of riches and an exceptional heritage. Fortunately, the city is now trying to rise from its ashes. Its first local magazine“ Sicca Mag“, launched within the project |
El Kef, which is a derivation of the arabic word " al kahf " meaning the cave, is the highestelevated city of Tunisia. Perched at 580m, it has been the administrative centre of the northwest of the country since ancient times. Although sometimes forgotten destination, El Kef holds a rich history and an invaluable heritage |
B. C. The source is located near the city and more precisely in the valley of Wadi Mellègue. The archaeological site near the source is considered as the oldest archaeological site in Tunisia. Today, after centuries, historical monuments still abound in The Kef and we invite you to an archaeological excursion.
The Waters Temple, Roman marvel Located around Ras-el-Ain’ s great source, a huge archaeological excavation site has revealed the presence of a vast thermal complex dating from the Roman era. We discover that the complex is
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the basin was used as a baptistery. It should be noted that many health resorts projects have been proposed, but none achieved so far unfortunately.
St. Peter’ s Basilica, rare and precious One of the few early Christian basilica in the world, St. Peter’ s Basilica is relatively well preserved despite its age. Nowadays, it is known under the name of Dar el-Kous( the arch house), because of its remarkable apse. True testimony to the history of El Kef, it even appears that the basilica has replaced the Capitol of the ancient Sicca.
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“ Acting citizens“ which is financed by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Tunis, the Woman and Citizenship Association( AFC) as well as the Municipality of El Kef. It aims at highlighting the young people of the region who succeeded in life without higher education. The city also organises every year in July the Bou Makhlouf Festival and the Saliha Festival, in tribute to the native pop singer. There is also the Siccajazz Festival, which was very successful during the last two editions and that comes back for a 3rd edition, from 15 to 19 March, to show another side of the city. I |
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