Jugurtha Tableland

The Jugurtha Tableland is a large mesa near the town of Kalaat es Senam, Tunisia, which stands almost 600 metres (2,000 ft) above the Ez-Zghalma plain.

[1] Local drinking water comes from the Ain Senan spring at the edge of the Jugurtha Tableland.

The mesa has been used as a fortified site several times in history, as its height provides a clear vantage point for defenders, and the sheer rock walls make ascent difficult for attackers.

The highest cliffs of the mesa still show signs of the steps his soldiers chiseled into the sheer rock to reach the top.

[1] In the 18th century, the fortress was reconstructed by a local leader Senan, a rebel whose long resistance to the troops of the Bey of Tunis gave the town and area its name.