Ksar Nalut (, in

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: ''aɣrem Nalut'' or ''aghrem Nalut'') or Ksar Lalot is a fortified

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(

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), in Nalut,

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, Western

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. Like other ksars created by

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communities, it is located on a hilltop to help protect it from raiding parties. The Nalut Kasr, constructed in the 11th century and abandoned since the 1960s, is a tourist destination.

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