Ribat of Lamta

Ribat of Lamta رباط لمطة is a small Aghlabid ribat in the coastal town of Lamta, Tunisia. The building was constructed in 859 (corresponding to 245 AH) by the Aghlabid prince Abu Ibrahim Ahmad ibn Muhammad.

Description and history
It consists of a square, single-storey building with rounded towers at the corners. The entrance to the ribat is via a single main entrance that opens onto a straight corridor leading to a central courtyard, where travelers could seek refuge to rest. The central courtyard, which features an underground water reservoir, is surrounded by several small rooms.

Many soldier-monks stayed in the ribat, including:


 * Abu al-Sari Wassel al-Jami (Arabic: أبو السري واصل الجمي) ;
 * Abu Bakr al-Qurashi al-Saqili (Arabic: أبو بكر القرشي الصقلي), one of Yahya Ibn Omar's companions ;
 * Abu Haroun al-Andalusi (Arabic: أبو هارون الأندلسي), died in 903 (291 A.H.) in Lamta.

Protection and classification
On 21 January 2021, an order from the Ministry of Culture made it a protected monument identified by ID 52–8.