Retreat at Qal'at Ibn Salama
· Qal'at Ibn Salama, near Taoughazout, Tiaret Province, Algeria

Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International · file Ibn Khaldun withdrew from political life at Qal'at Ibn Salama, where he began the world history whose introduction became the Muqaddimah. Coordinates are a representative point for nearby Taoughazout; the fortress is described as near the village and lacks a consistently published exact coordinate.