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Tunisia

Tunisian Republic

CapitalTunis
RegionNorthern Africa
CurrencyTND
Official languagesArabic
Access to the seaYes
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Kairouan

Medina of Kairouan

Great Mosque of Kairouan

Aghlabid Basins

Aghlabid Basins
Tunisia · Place of interest

Aghlabid Basins

The Aghlabid Basins are two interconnected ninth-century cisterns built to supply Kairouan. Their broad scale reveals the hydraulic engineering and urban administration required by an inland capital.

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Courtyard and minaret of the Great Mosque of Kairouan
Tunisia · Place of interest

Great Mosque of Kairouan

The Great Mosque of Uqba ibn Nafi offers a historical reading of Kairouan through its courtyard, minaret, hypostyle hall and columns. It remains an active religious space, so visitors should dress respectfully, act discreetly and adapt to changing access conditions.

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Courtyard and minaret of the Great Mosque of Kairouan
Tunisia · City or town

Kairouan

Kairouan unfolds through mosques, historic cisterns and medina streets. A balanced day combines religious architecture with Aghlabid water management and craft workshops, while adapting the order to that day’s access and construction conditions.

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Medina of Kairouan
Tunisia · Place of interest

Medina of Kairouan

Kairouan’s medina is a lived urban fabric of winding streets, workshops and religious architecture. Its character emerges through a slow walk that connects everyday residential life with the city’s historic water management, while allowing for variable access and ongoing works.

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Courtyard and minaret of the Great Mosque of Kairouan Culture

Kairouan on Foot: Mosques, Aghlabid Cisterns and Medina Workshops

A well-planned day in Kairouan brings together the Great Mosque, the Aghlabid Cisterns and the medina’s streets without mistaking a place of worship for a backdrop.

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