Kairouan - UNESCO World Heritage Site

Tunisia / al-Qayrawan /
 ruins, town, fortification, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Old Town / The Medina of Kairouan is enclosed by a rampart city wall. The old town has many mosques, and Kairouan is often called the City of 100 Mosques. Out of town centre, Zawiyya of Sidi Sahab, with a tomb of one of the companions of Muhammad. There is also a 9th century Aghlabid reservoir, with an open circular pool 140 metre in diametre.

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Coordinates:   35°40'41"N   10°6'4"E

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