La Table de Jugurtha

The Jugurtha Tableland is a large flat-topped mesa near Kalaat es Senan in El Kef Governorate, Tunisia, rising to 1,216 metres elevation and covering approximately 80 hectares. Named after the Numidian king Jugurtha, who used the mesa as a fortress refuge during his war against Rome (112-105 BC), its sheer cliffs and narrow northern access path made it a natural stronghold. Archaeological remains span Numidian, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, and Ottoman periods, including ruins of shelters, ancient basins dug into rock, and cisterns. The site is on the UNESCO Tentative List.