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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.

Courtyard and minaret of the Great Mosque of Kairouan
Photo by MAREK SZAREJKO from CLONMEL, IRELAND - POLAND Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0
The place

What makes it special

  • The Great Mosque of Uqba ibn Nafi and the Mosque of the Three Doors.
  • Aghlabid Basins, two interconnected ninth-century cisterns.
  • A medina of residential lanes and craft workshops.
Aghlabid Basins in Kairouan
Photo by weetoon66 Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0
Kairouan
Photo by ELEL09, montage et assemblage Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kairouan

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Courtyard and minaret of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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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Profile updated: 13/09/2026