Chenini
Chenini is a ruined Berber village in the Tataouine district in southern Tunisia. Located on a hilltop near a modern village of the same name, Chenini was a fortified granary, or ksar.- Type: Village
- Description: village in Tunisia
- Also known as: “Shanīnī”
- Address: Chenini
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ksar Chenini and Mosque of the Seven Sleepers.
Ksar Chenini
Ruins
Ksar Chenini is a ksar located in Chenini in the governorate of Tataouine, Tunisia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douiret.
Douiret
Village
Douiret is a ruined Berber village in the Tataouine district in southern Tunisia. Located on a hilltop near a modern village of the same name, Douiret was a fortified granary, or ksar Like other ksour created by North African Berber communities, Douiret was built on a hilltop to help protect it from raiding parties. Douiret is situated 6 km southeast of Chenini.
Chenini
- Categories: imada and locality
- Location: Nouvelle Chnini, Tataouine Sud, Tataouine Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
32.9107° or 32° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
10.26155° or 10° 15′ 42″ east
Elevation
464 metres (1,522 feet)
Open location code
8F4GW766+7J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Chenini” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شنني”
- Bulgarian: “Шенини”
- Catalan: “Chenini”
- Dutch: “Chenini”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شننى”
- French: “Chenini”
- German: “Chenini”
- Italian: “Chenini”
- Persian: “شننی (تطاوین)”
- Persian: “شننی”
- Portuguese: “Chenini”
- Russian: “Шенини”
- Spanish: “Chenini”
- Turkish: “Şenini”
- Urdu: “شننی (تطاوین)”
- Urdu: “شننی”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مكتب بريد شنني القديمة and مركز الصحة الأساسية بشنني.
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