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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.

Medina of Kairouan
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The place

What makes it special

  • Residential lanes, doors and courtyard houses best understood at an unhurried pace.
  • Craft workshops, including hand embroidery, woven into the medina’s urban economy.
  • A cityscape shaped by religious architecture and historic water management.
Medina of Kairouan
Photo by Yamen Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Medina of Kairouan
Photo by Yamen Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Medina of 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