Kalaat es Senan (Table de Jugurtha) Attractions
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To the south of Le Kef is a prominent tabular hill, Kalaat es Senan, known as the Table de Jugurtha, in the form of a truncated cone flanked by rock walls rising vertically to a height of 70m/230ft. A path leads to a flight of steps hewn from the rock which goes up to the plateau. Half way up is a Byzantine arched gateway. At a height of 1,271m/4,170ft are the remains of a Byzantine fortress, a number of cave dwellings and the marabout of Sidi Abd el Jouad. From here there are magnificent wide-ranging views.
Access
GP 5, then GP 17, signposted to Kasserine. Beyond Tadjerouine take a road on the right which heads towards the Algerian frontier. Just after the mosque in the village of Kalaat es Senan (pop. 2,000) a road runs up to Ain Senan; then a narrow road on the left leading to a hamlet from which the footpath runs up to the plateau (2 hours' climb).
Access
GP 5, then GP 17, signposted to Kasserine. Beyond Tadjerouine take a road on the right which heads towards the Algerian frontier. Just after the mosque in the village of Kalaat es Senan (pop. 2,000) a road runs up to Ain Senan; then a narrow road on the left leading to a hamlet from which the footpath runs up to the plateau (2 hours' climb).
